Schools in poor neighborhoods had fewer students per teacher/staff/administrator than schools in affluent neighborhoods. That seemed strong evidence that claims of disparities were exaggerated — if anything, poor schools got more resources — but there was one significant data point missing. People argued that East End schools couldn’t hang on to more experienced teachers who used their seniority to snag jobs in schools with easier students to work with. In effect, by this line of logic, affluent schools got the better teachers — a qualitative factor that would not be captured by raw staff-to-pupil ratios.
hcps-spearsjt on 02 Feb 15"But we don't need equal resources because a lot of the schools, especially in the Fairfield District, need more resources because they have more challenges." This article describes the distribution of more resources to schools in the east-end of Henrico. It sheds light on how equal distribution of educational resources is not longer working to aid Henrico schools's current situation. Therefore, Henrico should put more effort towards helping poorer schools by providing them with better resources.
