Inequity in School Funding

Dec 20

Written By Public Funds Public Schools, Education Law Center, Southern Poverty Law Center

EXCERPT

Drawing on the data from Making the Grade 2021, this brief provides a summary of the condition of school funding in eight Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The grades and rankings pre- sented below are national in scope, reflecting how the Southern states perform rel- ative to the rest of the country. The bottom line is that stu- dents in the South are being denied access to well-funded, well-resourced schools that are key to providing them with the skills and opportunities needed to thrive academically, socially and as engaged members of our democracy.

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Public Funds Public Schools, Education Law Center, Southern Poverty Law Center