The saying ‘ Poverty breeds crime’ is as old as it is true. Frankly, if the southside schools had the resources my kid has in North Atlanta, there could be a big change in graduation rates & positive outcomes.
Moving tax dollars ($6500 per kid) to help private school/home school kids -as the legislature attempted-is exactly the opposite direction GA needs to go.
From you, George, I take the following as representative of extreme optimism:
Do lawmakers understand the contours of the problem of violence in ways that can solve that problem? Do we have the political temperament and political culture necessary to come to realistic and effective solutions, or do they just do what they think will win re-election?
After watching tonight, I still think those are open questions."
I guess I'm cynical enough to think re-election currency is the driver and I'm pretty excited that you may be suggesting other factors may be at play. thanks!
The south Atlanta schools (generally named after civil rights heros) get the same state dollars, but the extra money raised by outside groups ( parents) is vastly different. My daughters elementary school
Raises over $200,000 yr to lavish on teachers , school equipment, campus improvements etc.
Southside schools get next to nothing from outside sources .
The current system 'needs' crime because there is a shortage of bodies for the prison lobby to run their corporations out of our 'private' prisons. There are more of those 'we are mad at' in prison than 'those we fear.'
However this is all way to easy to quip when living in the mountains.
The saying ‘ Poverty breeds crime’ is as old as it is true. Frankly, if the southside schools had the resources my kid has in North Atlanta, there could be a big change in graduation rates & positive outcomes.
Moving tax dollars ($6500 per kid) to help private school/home school kids -as the legislature attempted-is exactly the opposite direction GA needs to go.
From you, George, I take the following as representative of extreme optimism:
Do lawmakers understand the contours of the problem of violence in ways that can solve that problem? Do we have the political temperament and political culture necessary to come to realistic and effective solutions, or do they just do what they think will win re-election?
After watching tonight, I still think those are open questions."
I guess I'm cynical enough to think re-election currency is the driver and I'm pretty excited that you may be suggesting other factors may be at play. thanks!
The south Atlanta schools (generally named after civil rights heros) get the same state dollars, but the extra money raised by outside groups ( parents) is vastly different. My daughters elementary school
Raises over $200,000 yr to lavish on teachers , school equipment, campus improvements etc.
Southside schools get next to nothing from outside sources .
The current system 'needs' crime because there is a shortage of bodies for the prison lobby to run their corporations out of our 'private' prisons. There are more of those 'we are mad at' in prison than 'those we fear.'
However this is all way to easy to quip when living in the mountains.