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States would lose federal funding if their schools did not meet federal standards.
https://www.ed.gov/esea
That only determines minimum national requirements, not the full curriculum. They test once in grade school, once in middle school, and once in high school.
https://www.coordinatingcenter.org/files/2018/09/Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-ESSA-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf
It’s true that a school can lose federal funding if the majority of the students fail to meet national standards, but that only accounts for 8-11% of public school funding.
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cma/public-school-revenue#:~:text=In%20school%20year%202020%E2%80%9321,in%20constant%202022%E2%80%9323%20dollars.&text=Of%20this%20total%2C%2011%20percent,billion%2C%20were%20from%20local%20sources.
Completely understand, but with how tight budgets are for schools currently losing 8 to 11% of funding is devastating.
It’s is, but it only perpetuates the problem. With no national accountability other than loss of funds, the sub-par school continues to operate with less funding. The federal government can’t assert any control over the district’s curriculum or staffing to improve standards.
I wasn’t attempting to imply it was a good system, only that there are ramifications
That’s fair. In that respect, there are repercussions.