“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 about the same as or more per pupil than their more advantaged counterparts for decades.”
— Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution, July 2026 (Updated Nov. 9, 2026*)
Source: The Hechinger Report — Read the full article on the original site ↗