Traditionally thought of as a venue for undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a degree-or for established professionals to enrich their careers-online schools are touted for their convenience, accessibility and cost-savings for busy adults. The data show that more school funding significantly improves student achievement, particularly for students from low-income backgrounds Yet our current approach to school funding at the federal, state, and local level underfunds our schools and results in many students from low-income backgrounds receiving less funding than other students on a per-student basis.
Soon after the Clarendon Commission reported in 1864, the Public Schools Act 1868 gave …
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