chunes@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoThe USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?message-squaremessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down18
arrow-up1353arrow-down1message-squareThe USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?chunes@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·13 days agoLooking at the global median isn’t a good comparison, for starters. Many of those school systems aren’t comparable. That said, there’s not likely to be one reason. I could guess at them, but I’d rather not since some will inevitably be wrong.
Looking at the global median isn’t a good comparison, for starters. Many of those school systems aren’t comparable.
That said, there’s not likely to be one reason. I could guess at them, but I’d rather not since some will inevitably be wrong.