minus-squareCherries@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do US teachers have to ask parents to bring basic school supplies?linkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoCharter schools and public funding for private education started to be pushed heavily. And then Columbine happened, which made education a very public issue, so more money started getting shoveled at public ed. linkfedilink
minus-squareCherries@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do US teachers have to ask parents to bring basic school supplies?linkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·8 months ago linkfedilink
Charter schools and public funding for private education started to be pushed heavily. And then Columbine happened, which made education a very public issue, so more money started getting shoveled at public ed.