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title: Frankfurt is Investing in Education, and Your City Should Too
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date: 06/12/2023
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---
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_Note: The currency in this post has been converted to USD using an average exchange rate of 1 EUR = 1.20 USD._
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Between 2008 and 2016, the population of Frankfurt, Germany grew from approximately 670k to 740k[^1], while
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its spending on education climbed from \$465 million to a staggering \$814 million, a 75% increase. That's a
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significant surge, bumping education to around 20% of the total budget, only second to social issues.
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The stacked bar chart below (using the [City of Frankfurt Expenditure dataset](https://www.openspending.org/@os-data/city-of-frankfurt-expenditure))
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helps to bring this data to life. It maps out the city's annual spending across various areas. As you can see,
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the education slice has grown noticeably over the years, indicating Frankfurt's intention to prioritize this space.
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The city's commitment to education is abundantly clear.
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<VegaLite
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spec={{
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$schema: 'https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json',
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data: {
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url: 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mpolidori/59ba986bc82379191fe48faa446f5110/raw/d3863c5c958d99db43207b13abf8896d88b2e879/frankfurt-sums.csv',
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},
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transform: [
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{
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calculate: "format(datum.amount / 1e6 * 1.20, '$,.1f') + 'M'",
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as: 'formattedAmountMillion',
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},
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{ calculate: 'datum.amount / 1e9 * 1.20', as: 'amountBillion' },
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],
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mark: 'bar',
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width: 350,
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height: 400,
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encoding: {
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x: {
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field: 'date',
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type: 'ordinal',
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title: 'Year',
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},
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y: {
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field: 'amount',
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type: 'quantitative',
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title: 'Spending (USD in billions)',
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axis: {
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format: '~s',
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labelExpr: "format(datum.value / 1e9 * 1.20, '$,.0f') + 'B'",
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},
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},
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color: {
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field: 'label',
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type: 'nominal',
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title: 'Area',
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scale: {
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domain: [
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'Building supervision and monument protection',
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'Business development agency',
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'Central finance economy',
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'Central services',
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'Culture, leisure and sport',
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'Education',
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'Elections and superordinate matters',
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'Environment',
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'Finance',
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'Fire protection and emergency services',
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'Geoinformation and property regulations',
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'Head of the city administration',
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'Health',
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'Local transport and public transport',
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'Order and security',
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'Personnel and organization',
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'Property and building management',
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'Reside',
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'Revision and law',
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'Social issue',
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'Town planning',
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],
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range: [
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'#EF5350',
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'#F06292',
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'#BA68C8',
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'#9575CD',
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'#7986CB',
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'#64B5F6',
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'#4FC3F7',
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'#4DD0E1',
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'#4DB6AC',
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'#81C784',
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'#AED581',
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'#DCE775',
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'#FFF176',
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'#FFD54F',
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'#FFB74D',
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'#FF8A65',
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'#A1887F',
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'#90A4AE',
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'#78909C',
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'#546E7A',
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'#455A64',
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],
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},
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},
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tooltip: [
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{ field: 'label', type: 'nominal', title: 'Area' },
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{
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field: 'formattedAmountMillion',
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type: 'ordinal',
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title: 'Spending (USD in millions)',
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},
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{ field: 'date', type: 'ordinal', title: 'Year' },
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],
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},
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}}
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/>
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Now, let's look at a line chart that traces only the trajectory of education spending through these eight
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years. It's not just a line; it's a testament to Frankfurt's growing conviction that investing in education is
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the key to a prosperous future.
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<VegaLite
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spec={{
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$schema: 'https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json',
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description: 'Frankfurt Education Spending.',
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data: {
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url: 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mpolidori/59ba986bc82379191fe48faa446f5110/raw/d3863c5c958d99db43207b13abf8896d88b2e879/frankfurt-sums.csv',
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},
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transform: [
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{ filter: "datum.label==='Education'" },
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{
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calculate: "format(datum.amount / 1e6 * 1.20, '$,.1f') + 'M'",
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as: 'formattedAmountMillion',
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},
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],
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mark: {
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type: 'area',
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line: true,
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point: true,
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},
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width: 400,
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height: 400,
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encoding: {
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x: {
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field: 'date',
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type: 'ordinal',
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title: 'Year',
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},
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y: {
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field: 'amount',
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type: 'quantitative',
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title: 'Spending (USD in millions)',
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axis: {
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format: '~s',
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labelExpr: "format(datum.value / 1e6 * 1.20, '$,.0f') + 'M'",
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},
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},
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color: {
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title: '',
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field: 'label',
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scale: {
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domain: ["Education"],
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range: ['#64b5f6']
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},
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},
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tooltip: [
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{ field: 'label', type: 'nominal', title: 'Area' },
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{
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field: 'formattedAmountMillion',
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type: 'ordinal',
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title: 'Spending (USD in millions)',
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},
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{ field: 'date', type: 'ordinal', title: 'Year' },
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],
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},
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}}
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/>
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Despite Frankfurt's population experiencing an increase of less than 100k during this period, the significant
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investment in education tells a different story. It sends a clear message: education isn't merely a line item
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in their budget—it's their future.
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During this period, it's likely that schools underwent major overhauls, more teachers got hired, new educational
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programs launched, etc., to give every child in Frankfurt a chance to have an impactful and quality education.
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The beauty of good data is that it's not just numbers—it's narratives. And the narrative here is clear: Frankfurt
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is leveraging the power of long-term investment in education for a better, brighter future. This investment in
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education is not just about the dollars and cents. It's about recognizing the value of quality education to drive
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social and economic progress.
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Frankfurt is a city that's recognized the power of education, and it's using that power to redefine its future.
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One can only hope that more cities follow suit.
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[^1]: https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/frankfurt-population
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