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funding of schools  

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  • The primary sociological relevance of K-12 public school funding in the United States lies in its unequal distribution. Understanding the sources of unequal school funding is an issue of concern to the subfields of sociology of education, social stratification (inequality), and political sociology. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; Funding of Schools]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/funding_of_schools

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