Percents and Fairness in School Funding Quiz

What do percents help us compare in this lesson?

The number of schools in each district

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How much more or less funding one district has than another

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The total population of each district

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How many teachers work at each school

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District A spends $12,000 per student, and District B spends $9,000. What percent less funding does District B receive?

10%

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20%

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25%

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30%

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When finding percent difference, what do you divide by?

The smaller number

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The larger number (the base amount)

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The difference between the two numbers

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The number of schools in the district

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Why is using percents better than just comparing dollar amounts?

Percents are easier to guess

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Percents show differences fairly, no matter how big or small the totals are

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Percents always make numbers smaller

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Percents are only used for math tests

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If District C spends $10,000 per student and District D spends $8,000, what percent less does District D receive?

10%

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15%

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20%

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25%

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What does a larger percent difference mean in school funding?

A smaller gap in fairness

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More equality between schools

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A bigger gap in fairness or opportunity

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Less total money for all schools

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If District E spends $11,500 and District F spends $10,000, what is the percent difference?

10%

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12%

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13%

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15%

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How can math help school leaders make funding fairer?

By ignoring the data and focusing on guesses

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By showing exactly where funding gaps exist

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By comparing unrelated numbers

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By removing smaller schools from the calculation

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In your own words:
Why is using percentages a fair way to compare school funding between districts of different sizes?

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Think about fairness:
If a district receives much less funding than another, what steps could leaders take to make the funding more equitable?

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