Democratic candidates want to boost school funding – research shows that will help low-income students
- Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
Research shows that school funding impacts student achievement.Rido/Shutterstock.com
With few exceptions, the various Democratic plans for public education share a common theme: more funding, less privatizing.
Candidates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders have promised to dramatically increase or triple current federal funding for...