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To simply increase funding to minority schools is not enough, because the success or failure of education is closely tied to the affluence or poverty of the local community. Students from poor families living in poor communities have worse educational outcomes than their more affluent counterparts, even when school funding is equal."

As used in the text, what does the word “affluent” mean?

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Answer:(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Explanation:I look up what it mean

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