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The class divide between those who attend private schools and those who attend public schools is evident, especially when looking at large heavily populated cities. Private schools are not government funded and so they rely on the donations and tuition from students and benefactors, which means that many private schools receive more money than public schools - which can be used to further the education of the students. At this time in America public schools are being constantly defunded and so, parents and students are desperate to be a part of the private school education, which relates to Marx’s statement that “The bourgeoisie keeps more and more doing away with the scattered state of the population.” Private schools can be rather expensive

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