signedpants

signedpants t1_je0jaod wrote

The poverty rate in Philadelphia is 23%, it's 3% in lower merion. Average household income in LM and median salary are double that of philadelphia. That obviously puts a massive strain on the school system. Does that really seem all that bizarre and dishonest?

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signedpants t1_je0fow4 wrote

I have not found a single website that comes close to your 50 or 100 percent numbers. What source are you getting these numbers from? Since we're discussing relative spending, the answer to your questions don't need to be hard numbers. Just that those numbers are higher in the city compared to the suburbs. Which certainly you can understand?

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signedpants t1_je0da06 wrote

The good news is that the above commenter posted the article that answers your questions. Not exactly shocking, but a lot more intensive teaching is required when you have a large amount of students who are homeless, lack internet access, require special education etc.

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signedpants t1_isu0acb wrote

11-22 per district on patrol. Seems low, that's like 250-500 across the entire city. I don't actually know if it helps tho.

Edit: Would also like a more robust way to track 911 calls than simply answering them. Calling 911 after you've been t boned and your car totaled then having the operator tell you a cop won't come out unless you're hurt is not exactly my idea of emergency services, even if they answered it quickly. Obviously this is anecdotal lol.

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