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Debate: Should school funding be based on academic achievement?
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[Edit] Should the government give more funding to schools with higher academically achieving students? |
[Edit] Background and contextThis is similar to the controversial idea of merit pay for teachers, but it extends the notion out to schools themselves. Should schools that perform well, with higher or more improvement in student test scores, be rewarded with more government funding? |
[Edit] [ ![]() Needing the money: Do schools with higher achieving students need more money? | |
[Edit] YesSchools with students who do well deserve a good education and better chance in life. Students who achieve well have the most potential in life. These people are keen on learning and deserve the funding more. The schools with these students can offer extra opportunities and curicula activities, as well as better resources with better or extra funding.
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[Edit] NoLower achieving schools need the money more. If high academically achieving schools are at a high standard, they really don't need money to improve their standard of teaching, there would be nothing to improve on. Low achieving schools who want and need funding to improve teaching and resources are at a higher priority. Those schools do have something to improve on and money should be focused on them.
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[Edit] [ ![]() Fairness: Is this fair to lower achieving schools? | |
[Edit] YesClick on the pencil icon and research and write arguments here
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[Edit] NoLower achieving schools often are situated in small, disadvantaged commmunities. These are the kinds of schools that need more funding. Schools can always unfairly tamper with results given to the government.
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[Edit] [ ![]() Would this provide an incentive to lower achieving schools? | |
[Edit] Yes
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[Edit] No
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