My obsession with the nexus of education and money will grow in the coming years, so...
FILE - In this Friday, June 1, 2018, file photo, graduates are silhouetted against the green landscape as they line up to receive their diplomas at Berkshire Community College's commencement exercises at the Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. Some lenders advertise their products as a way to pay for college, but these aren’t technically student loans. For unsuspecting students, that could lead to unnecessarily high costs and a lack of consumer protection.
My 17-year-old attended two schools in San Antonio Independent School District for the past 12 years. One important financial fact about SAISD is that it is a high-poverty district. Ninety percent of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, and fully 50 percent of students come from families that qualify for extra state resources because of their low socioeconomic status.
She took eight Advanced Placement courses through 11th grade and was 100 percent prepared for her tests. Her high school classroom experience was approximately four times as rigorous as my own in the late 1980s in a relatively affluent public high school in Massachusetts. She experienced far less bullying. Her teachers were far more nurturing.Well, not exactly “free.” More than half of the property taxes we pay — up to now the largest check I write every year — go to our local school district.
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