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[โ€“] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You're right

Public schools receive funding from three different government sources: local, state, and federal. Local and state governments contribute the majority of funding to support public school systems, while the federal government provides a small fraction (only about 8% on average). Even with recent infusions of federal funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal share remains the smallest.

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED656592.pdf

[โ€“] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

Three different sources of funding and teachers are still having to buy their own class supplies with already meager incomes.

What a freaking disgrace.