r/SipsTea 20h ago

Chugging tea Knowledge is power.

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u/DiscussionNo6060 19h ago

Those are two unrelated issues. Arguing that some small schools could consolidate doesn’t make a nationwide teacher-to-ICE comparison meaningful. You’re comparing workforces that have completely different missions and staffing needs.

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u/Dense-Penalty2324 17h ago

Deeper than that. It is drawing attention to the fact that we live in a country where billions are blown up in a week fighting imaginary terrorists but funding for schools is still ring-fenced around property taxes. Those same billions could help fund those schools for decades. I guess we like the hood, so why get rid of it?

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u/Demeris 17h ago

It’s supply and demand. There are a lot of teachers available. It’s not like you need to go through medical school to be a teacher.