According to a recent study, the so-called “school spending gap” (the amount spent per student between America’s richest and poorest schools) grew by more than 30% between 2000 and 2015.

Some believe this may be due in part to a shift in societal attitudes about wealth. This in turn has resulted in an increasing shift from ensuring that all of America’s students receive an “equal” education to a focus on simply providing sufficient funding for every child to receive an “adequate” education.

This article offers a detailed look at this phenomenon and explores the implications it has for public school students in the future.