Report finds $23 billion racial funding gap for schools

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According to a report by EdBuild, predominantly white school districts in the US received $23 billion more than districts that educate mostly non-white children in state and local funding in 2016, despite serving roughly the same number of children. The funding gap is largely the result of the reliance on property taxes as a primary source of funding for schools. Source

Overwhelmingly white school districts received $23 billion more than predominantly nonwhite school districts in state and local funding in 2016, despite serving roughly the same number of children, a new report finds.