Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] really off topic funding schools
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 22:35:26 -0400
References: <20020429193544.70975.qmail@web21306.mail.yahoo.com>

Responding to Photo Phreaks comments on the funding of the Kansas City, MO
district.  The district lines have remained the same over the decades.  For
a large number of reasons some of which are, more land, lower taxes, cheaper
housing, better schools, many people moved out of the city limits over time
causing the racial balance of the district to fall majority
African-American.  The population of the city proper has fallen.  An amusing
anecdote is that the Mafia has moved out of the city.

The first attempt to balance the races was an attempt to re-draw the
district lines which was halted by a judicial ruling. (As a side note this
wouldn't work due to the state line dividing the city).  The second attempt
was by "unlimited" funding to try and lure suburban residents back into the
city district with fabulous resources.  For many reasons this didn't work.
Some of the reasons would include, lower taxes, more land, now closer to
work, and dislocation of children from their school.

For the standing population in Kansas City, MO  the benefits of the
experiment are truly state of the art facilities, great teachers, and the
knowledge that the resources exist in the district to take you as far as you
want to go.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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