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浅谈学区房问题 学区房是指优质学校周围的住房。在就近入学的政策下,拥有该住房的家庭可以直接让自己的孩子进入当地良校读书。随着社会竞争日益激烈,家长为使孩子不输在教育的起跑线上,不惜花重金购置属于高质量学校学区的房产。这种行为导致名校周围的房价大幅上涨。 中大恒基市场部的数据显示,北京中关村一小学区的黄庄小区均价在每平方米25200元,较2007年最高点涨了20%,这个涨幅在学区房中仅为平均水平。更有甚者,北京小学学区的槐柏树后街区域涨幅高达44.74%。 “在去年楼市低潮的时候,学区房也没有明显跌幅,需求也比较旺盛,学区房价格是稳定的增长,不像有些区域价格涨跌受外部环境影响大。”21世纪不动产市场分析师孟奇说。 学区房问题的本质是教育资源分配不均。一些重点学校的经费投入,办学条件,师资力量,和学生来源相较于其他学校占有绝对优势。而房地产商利用家长望子成龙的心理,带动房价非理性上涨,令家庭条件不好的学生失去了进入优质学校的机会,同时也使名校不堪重负。因此,学区房问题阻碍了教育公平的实现,进一步扩大了贫富差距,加剧了阶级固化,影响了房地产市场平稳发展。 为了缓解学区房问题,一些地方政府做出了努力。上海政府出台政策,明确规定同一住址五年内仅有一次入学机会。五年的强制持有周期降低了学区房作为投资品的价值,使房价在一定程度上得到了遏制。但是,以上方法只能起到暂时性的缓解作用。想要长久地解决学区房问题,则需要实现教育资源的均衡配置,增加考试选拔,调整房地产税征收政策等多种对策的共同作用。 姜博瑄
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Robin Wright has once again proven herself to be one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. This time though, it wasn’t with a
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