¶ … Tale of Two states: Equity Outperforms Inequity The Rich Get Richer

"A tale of two states: equity outperforms inequity" is a very interesting article, and one that both politicians and educators across the country would do well to analyze and to discern in regards to their own public policies. Essentially, the article functions as a comparison between the spending and results of spending in the public school systems in both New York and in New Jersey. There are huge disparities between the models for doing so, which is largely why there are similar differences in the results of the academic performances of the students in each of these states. It is noteworthy that a state in which there is a greater allocation of economic resources for under-funded areas of poverty -- such as New Jersey -- is able to consistently outperform states in which there is no commitment to balancing the funding allocated to the rich and to the poor (like New York) .

As such, for every dollar spent on funding for students in wealthy areas, there is $1.42 spent on students in impoverished areas (CFE, 2014, p. 3). The rationale behind this difference is discussed at length within the aforementioned article, and pertains to the fact that due to more accumulated wealth (in terms of property taxes and for the community in general), schools in more affluent areas are able to fund many of their educational needs without state spending. This fact is not true for communities and students in impoverished areas, which rely upon state spending to present an equal opportunity for students throughout the state and in these areas.
The article contrasts this equitable spending and education of students in New Jersey with the model for spending in New York which is regressive, meaning that for every dollar spent on affluent students…