This is a wild misunderstanding of the NYC public school system. The averages are 40k because there are big disparities, but he misses so many things that NYC does for students that other cities do not. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
With the entire country experiencing declining enrollment (in total, some states/areas might be increasing, but total enrollment is declining) more spending on education just drives up per-pupil cost. We must first admit that fact if we want address it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...