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** The local MayorPain is deliberately withholding funding from public schools so that parents will be forced to send their kids to the expensive private schools if they want a proper education. The owners of said private schools [[CorruptPolitician are major donors to the Mayor, of course]].
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** This is a SaveOurStudents plot: the school ''needs'' to suck [[NecessaryWeasel in order for the story to work]].
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** This is a SaveOurStudents plot: the school ''needs'' to suck [[NecessaryWeasel [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality in order for the story to work]].
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** Westville is becoming, if it hasn't already become, a ghost town… the penny pinchers at the Tropestan Department of Education see no reason to keep Westville Elementary afloat under such conditions.
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** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and they become [[NeverLiveItDown saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
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** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and they become [[NeverLiveItDown [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
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** The city fails to address the core issues that plagued the former school, and [[HereWeGoAgain so they persist]] in the new campus they intend to replace it with.
** Their unsalvageable reputation puts the school across a collective DespairEventHorizon: why bother improving themselves [[ReformedButRejected if the rest of the world won't allow them to move past that tragedy]]? As a result, it continues to languish indefinitely.
** The city fails to address the core issues that plagued the former school, and [[HereWeGoAgain so they persist]] in the new campus they intend to replace it with.
** Their unsalvageable reputation puts the school across a collective DespairEventHorizon: why bother improving themselves [[ReformedButRejected if the rest of the world won't allow them to move past that tragedy]]? As a result, it continues to languish indefinitely.
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** Funding for schools in Tropestan is dependent on the students' collective/average scores on standardized tests. For one reason or another, the students aren't doing so well on them, and so less funding is given to a "failing" school. It also doesn't help that the teachers are now forced to "teach to the test"- that is, teach students how to take the test, and what they'll need to know for the test, rather than teaching anything useful, and thus many teachers are burned out and jaded.
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** Funding for schools in Tropestan is dependent on the students' collective/average scores on standardized tests. For one reason or another, the students aren't doing so well on them, and so [[ViciousCycle less funding is given to a "failing" school.school]]. It also doesn't help that the teachers are now forced to "teach to the test"- that is, teach students how to take the test, and what they'll need to know for the test, rather than teaching anything useful, and thus many teachers are burned out and jaded.
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** This is a SaveOurStudents plot: the school ''needs'' to suck [[NecessaryWeasel in order for the story to work]].
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** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and [[NeverLiveItDown are saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
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** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and they become [[NeverLiveItDown are saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
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* '''Deconstructed ''': After some news goes around regarding the school's dysfunctional programming, it's promptly shut down.
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** After some news goes around regarding the school's dysfunctional programming, it's promptly shut down.
** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and [[NeverLiveItDown are saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
** After some news goes around regarding the school's dysfunctional programming, it's promptly shut down.
** The school environment becomes so hostile that it leads to a tragedy, which in turn attracts the attention of news outlets. Their culture is condemned by the global village, and [[NeverLiveItDown are saddled with a reputation that haunts them for years to come]].
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** The work is set JustBeforeTheEnd: civilization is falling apart before everyone's eyes, and the education system only exists as a formality to cling onto whatever's left of their past lives. Both teachers and students are too concerned about their survival - [[ApatheticCitizens if even that]] - to focus on education.
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** The work is intended to address the problems with a particular place's education system.
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* '''Deconstructed ''': After some news goes around regarding the school's dysfunctional programming, it's promptly shut down.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"My school is a terrible place to be."
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* '''Basic Trope''': An underfunded, poorly-performing, poorly-maintained school.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. The playground equipment is not only rusty and old, it's crumbling and falling apart. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh, because they get pregnant and/or get mixed up with drugs and gangs.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. The playground equipment is not only rusty and old, it's crumbling and falling apart. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh, because they get pregnant and/or get mixed up with drugs and gangs.
** The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. The playground equipment is not only rusty and old, it's crumbling and falling apart. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh, because they get pregnant and/or get mixed up with drugs and gangs.
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* '''Downplayed''': The textbooks are from the TurnOfTheMillennium, and the teachers could probably be paid more
* '''Justified''': Tropestan funds its public schools primarily through property taxes. Troperville is one of those towns where property values aren't all that high for whatever reason(s), and/or where there are far more renters than homeowners.
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* '''Downplayed''': The textbooks are from the TurnOfTheMillennium, and the teachers could probably be paid more
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** Tropestan funds its public schools primarily through property taxes. Troperville is one of those towns where property values aren't all that high for whatever reason(s), and/or where there are far more renters than homeowners.
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** Tropestan funds its public schools primarily through property taxes. Troperville is one of those towns where property values aren't all that high for whatever reason(s), and/or where there are far more renters than homeowners.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** No one goes to school in this setting.
** No one goes to school in this setting.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. The playground equipment is old and rusty. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and [[{{Delinquents}} gangs]], so many students [[TragicDropout don't even graduate]] HighSchool.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers (gross amounts of [[{{Jerkass}} asshole-ery]] optional) and gross school lunches. The playground equipment is old and rusty. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and [[{{Delinquents}} gangs]], so many students [[TragicDropout don't even graduate]] HighSchool.
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* '''Defied''': When the school starts to go downhill, the school board intervenes and increases funding and staff to prevent things from deteriorating.
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* '''Defied''': When the school starts to go downhill, the school board intervenes and increases funding and staff to prevent things from deteriorating. All deficient teachers are also given a warning and the SadistTeacher is fired outright.
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** The author is appealing to the childish hatred of school.
** The author did not have a good time in school.
** The author is appealing to the childish hatred of school.
** The author did not have a good time in school.
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The heroes recruit kids from this school, knowing that they will find dissatisfied students wanting to be taken away.
* '''Defied''':???When the school starts to go downhill, the school board intervenes and increases funding and staff to prevent things from deteriorating.
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** Funding for schools in Tropestan is dependent on the students' collective/average scores on standardized tests. For one reason or another, the students aren't doing so well on them, and so less funding is given to a "failing" school. It also doesn't help that the teachers are now forced to "teach to the test"- that is, teach students how to take the test, and what they'll need to know for the test, rather than teaching anything useful.useful, and thus many teachers are burned out and jaded.
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** Funding for schools in Tropestan is dependent on the students' collective/average scores on standardized tests. For one reason or another, the students aren't doing so well on them, and so less funding is given to a "failing" school. It also doesn't help that the teachers are now forced to "teach to the test"- that is, teach students how to take the test, and what they'll need to know for the test, rather than teaching anything useful.
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* '''Parodied''': ???The school board gives the school an FMinusMinus.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. The playground equipment is not only rusty and old, it's crumbling and falling apart. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh.JuniorHigh, because they get pregnant and/or get mixed up with drugs and gangs.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. The playground equipment is old and rusty. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and [[{Delinquents}} gangs]], so many students [[TragicDropout don't even graduate]] HighSchool.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. The playground equipment is old and rusty. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and [[{Delinquents}} [[{{Delinquents}} gangs]], so many students [[TragicDropout don't even graduate]] HighSchool.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and gangs, so many students don't even graduate HighSchool.
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* '''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. The playground equipment is old and rusty. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and gangs, [[{Delinquents}} gangs]], so many students [[TragicDropout don't even graduate graduate]] HighSchool.
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* '''Inverted''': Troperville Public Schools have newly-renovated and well-maintained buildings complete with a MysteriousTeachersLounge for the faculty and staff, and beautifully manicured gardens. All of the teachers have excellent pay and benefits, the school lunches are made with only fresh, high-quality, organic, farm-to-table ingredients, the textbooks are updated every year, and the playground is newly built. Drugs, gangs, and teen pregnancy are very few and far-between, and almost all the students graduate.
*'''Subverted''': Troperville Public Schools seem to be doing all right.
*'''Double Subverted''': The textbooks are old and falling apart, and the teachers have a HighTurnoverRate because of the low pay.
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*'''Averted''': No one goes to school in this setting.
** Everyone is homeschooled.
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*'''Subverted''': Troperville Public Schools seem to be doing all right.
*'''Double Subverted''': The textbooks are old and falling apart, and the teachers have a HighTurnoverRate because of the low pay.
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*'''Averted''': No one goes to school in this setting.
** Everyone is homeschooled.
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*'''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and gangs, so many students don't even graduate HighSchool.
*'''Exaggerated''': The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh.
*'''Downplayed''': The textbooks are from the TurnOfTheMillennium, and the teachers could probably be paid more
*'''Justified''': Tropestan funds its public schools primarily through property taxes. Troperville is one of those towns where property values aren't all that high for whatever reason(s), and/or where there are far more renters than homeowners.
** The school exists only to teach children the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, because that's all they're going to need if they're going to be working in mines or factories, or becoming [[{{Housewife}} housewives]].
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*'''Straight''': Troperville Public Schools have crumbling walls, falling-apart textbooks that have been in use since TheEighties, overcrowded classrooms full of overstimulated kids, underpaid teachers and gross school lunches. TeenPregnancy is rampant, as are [[DrugsAreBad drugs]] and gangs, so many students don't even graduate HighSchool.
*'''Exaggerated''': The building has ''completely'' collapsed, and so classes are held outdoors even in the worst weather. The school doesn't even serve lunches, and the textbooks are the ones from TheFifties. And not only are the teachers underpaid, they aren't even paid at all; they're either volunteers, or college students/recent graduates doing an unpaid internship. Many students don't even graduate JuniorHigh.
*'''Downplayed''': The textbooks are from the TurnOfTheMillennium, and the teachers could probably be paid more
*'''Justified''': Tropestan funds its public schools primarily through property taxes. Troperville is one of those towns where property values aren't all that high for whatever reason(s), and/or where there are far more renters than homeowners.
** The school exists only to teach children the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, because that's all they're going to need if they're going to be working in mines or factories, or becoming [[{{Housewife}} housewives]].
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