MASSACHUSETTS DESERVES EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY
Massachusetts Deserves Educational Equality
The nation’s top-scoring state hides a quiet injustice: students from low-income families score 39 points lower than those from higher-income homes.
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Educational opportunity should not depend on zip code.
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This site uncovers how Massachusetts can make education equitable — and how you can help make it happen.
My Project
How the Project Began
While living in Spain for a year, I visited local secondary schools across cities and rural towns. I noticed something striking: across all schools, students performed equally well, regardless of their zip code.
The opposite is true in America, especially in my home state of Massachusetts. Because public schools rely on local property taxes, wealthier towns have access to larger budgets and better recourses. This means that wealthier students have stronger public schools, while lower income students have worse public schools.
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My thesis examines how Spain's centralized funding system achieves educational equity. My research suggests that a reform of Chapter 70 would prioritize low income students and level the educational playing field in Massachusetts.