This story also appeared in Mind/Shift “And nationally, schools in predominantly nonwhite districts receive $23 billion less in annual funding than their heavily white counterparts, according to a 2019 analysis by EdBuild.” — Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times, Oct. 4, 2026 “Contrary to common narratives, high-poverty and predominantly non-white districts have spent more per […]
Divided We Learn
Once the way up the socioeconomic ladder in America, higher education may now be deepening the divisions. First-generation, low-income students disproportionately wind up at campuses with the fewest resources; their wealthier counterparts, at the best. And, contradicting public promises, universities are raising their net prices faster for low-income than higher-income students.
