> Nonsense. Equity is not to blame. Finland has arguably the most equitable education system in the world and it's ahead of the US.
Finland has one of the most equitable societies in the world.
This means the amount of effort it takes to "raise up" a poor kid in Finland to have the same resources as a well to do kid is much less than it is in America.
> but investments to raise up the educational standards of low-income or underserved communities is not one of them.
School districts cannot solve structural issues within American society, but we expect them too.
If kids are starving, or being beaten, or otherwise abused, the teachers get judged if those students do poorly on standardized tests.
The problem is kids who don't get enough to eat, the problem is that there are kids who stay awake at night scared for their lives.
But as a society we've chosen to ignore all of that and worry about test scores instead.
Finland has one of the most equitable societies in the world.
This means the amount of effort it takes to "raise up" a poor kid in Finland to have the same resources as a well to do kid is much less than it is in America.
> but investments to raise up the educational standards of low-income or underserved communities is not one of them.
School districts cannot solve structural issues within American society, but we expect them too.
If kids are starving, or being beaten, or otherwise abused, the teachers get judged if those students do poorly on standardized tests.
The problem is kids who don't get enough to eat, the problem is that there are kids who stay awake at night scared for their lives.
But as a society we've chosen to ignore all of that and worry about test scores instead.