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The $82 Million Ghost: How a 1937 Map is Still Bankrupting Flint Schools

My study analyzes the "Flint Cluster"—the urban core and its surrounding suburbs—through the lens of Critical Geography. By overlaying modern school finance data onto the 1937 Homeowners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) redlining maps, a startling pattern emerges.

Rajah Smart

Dec 11, 20252 min read

A Critical Examination of Educational Finance: The Tennessee Center for Educational Finance and Policy's Foundational Michigan Research and Strategic Replication in Tennessee

The Tennessee Center for Educational Finance and Policy (TNEFP) operates as a research hub committed to a rigorous, justice-oriented analysis of public school funding systems.

Rajah Smart

Aug 14, 202513 min read