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Selection 3: We need to address disadvantaged students
The ideas from the group included:

Possible Action Possible way to measure effectiveness
INVESTMENTS: Increase $ into disadvantaged More spending. See a correlation of spending and
districts. Equal funding in all districts. performance in disadvantaged areas.
Incent students
Change funding model / less focus on property See more of an evening out (ex: Property tax as a
tax. lower % of total spending).
District equality (funding, quality of Look for improvement in results (graduation, test
education). scores).
Comment: How would this impact places where
parents have elected, for example, to pay more taxes
for better schools (as a choice) vs. those where
parents will not pay more?
TEACHERS: Get teachers to move to See improved results from students.
disadvantaged areas. Increase teacher Comment: Why would teachers do this? Don’t they
compensation. Add teachers (lower ratio). (like any person) tend to move to the best possible
environment for them and their families? How much
additional compensation would motivate quality
teachers to disadvantaged districts?
Add before and after school programs and Have kids better prepared and use schools to keep
early childhood education. Have universal them away from bad influences (ex: after school) or
preschool. unsupervised situations.
Add mentoring programs and / or free tutoring. See improved scores and results.
Comment: Do these districts have ready quality
tutors available?
Add services such as healthcare, laundry at Comment: What is the boundary between "school"
school. and "home." How would these services relate to
other programs (ex: Medicaid or EBT). What should
we expect of schools (How wide is their mission?).
Fund infrastructure improvements (better See an improvement in learning environment and
buildings / facilities / etc.). results. Better facilities to address different
subjects.
Raise the minimum wage so fewer children in Comment: What % of kids have parents earning
poverty. minimum wage? What is the skill issue that has left
adults with kids at minimum wage?
Have government / schools offer a holistic Comment: Is this feasible? Who provides these
approach to housing, nutrition, healthcare, things vs. receives them. Does the school essentially
nutrition, preschool, tutoring, mental health become an "orphanage" for some?
counseling.

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