PTA wealth redistribution article in Arlnow

[Anonymous]

Why not share all Arlington PTA money with the entire state or the entire country? Or the world? There are plenty of poor kids in the world. If you are so concerned about it, write a check to whichever school you want, no one will say no to your donation, oh wait, you just want to spend other people's money on your pet project and feel good about your heroic deeds? Sounds like communism to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Nah, won’t happen. People can donate to any school. There’s nothing stopping anyone from writing a check to Randolph or Carlin Springs. If people really cared they would already be doing it.

I totally disagree. This is the reason we have public policy. I could drive all my recycling to the correct drop-off place, but I'm not going to. But put a bin at my curb, and I will do my part. Some people will donate less to their PTA's but I bet the decline overall would be small. Most people would support this idea. Saying people don't support it because they aren't already doing it is ridiculous. It's just not true or how humans work.

Read the ArlNow anonymous comments. You’re a fool if you think most people will support this. If my dollars aren’t going to my kid’s school, I’ll keep my money and spend it on enrichment outside of school.

Agreed. We have donated a lot to our PTA and been large spenders at auctions. I will donate and spend $0 in the future if this is implemented.

This topic comes up from time to time and the response above is what we hear from our big donors. People are ultimately too selfish to make this work.

Not selfish. It’s not like we don’t already pay taxes to fund the essentials.

Should I go cry because someone else has more than me?

PP- You are a real POS. Most of the selfish bast@rds on this thread are.

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Anonymous wrote:Nah, won’t happen. People can donate to any school. There’s nothing stopping anyone from writing a check to Randolph or Carlin Springs. If people really cared they would already be doing it.

I totally disagree. This is the reason we have public policy. I could drive all my recycling to the correct drop-off place, but I'm not going to. But put a bin at my curb, and I will do my part. Some people will donate less to their PTA's but I bet the decline overall would be small. Most people would support this idea. Saying people don't support it because they aren't already doing it is ridiculous. It's just not true or how humans work.

Read the ArlNow anonymous comments. You’re a fool if you think most people will support this. If my dollars aren’t going to my kid’s school, I’ll keep my money and spend it on enrichment outside of school.

Agreed. We have donated a lot to our PTA and been large spenders at auctions. I will donate and spend $0 in the future if this is implemented.

This topic comes up from time to time and the response above is what we hear from our big donors. People are ultimately too selfish to make this work.

Not selfish. It’s not like we don’t already pay taxes to fund the essentials.

Should I go cry because someone else has more than me?

PP- You are a real POS. Most of the selfish bast@rds on this thread are.

The old virtue-signaling SJWs at it again. I’m sure you have been donating a lot of $$ to South Arlington schools for years even though your kids don’t go there. Yeah, sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh this is so crappy. These posters are awful. Heaven forbid your dollars go toward helping a lower income *child*! Let’s continue the cycle of inequality!

DCs attend one of the wealthier schools but our PTA has had fundraisers for supplies for schools close to us and I always participate. It’s crazy how some schools don’t have enough pencils but the PTAs at other schools have tons of cash.

Maybe parents should be responsible for supplying pencils for their kids. It’s not a big ask.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh this is so crappy. These posters are awful. Heaven forbid your dollars go toward helping a lower income *child*! Let’s continue the cycle of inequality!

DCs attend one of the wealthier schools but our PTA has had fundraisers for supplies for schools close to us and I always participate. It’s crazy how some schools don’t have enough pencils but the PTAs at other schools have tons of cash.

Maybe parents should be responsible for supplying pencils for their kids. It’s not a big ask.

O-M-G, what schools in Arlington don't have enough pencils???? This is just false information. As a fact, many south Arlington schools receive way more $$$ than N.Arl schools. Money is not an issue here. Let's say one N.Arl school has 50k from their PTA, and one S.Arl schools has 20k from their PTA, that 30k difference is NOT going to make ANY difference.

[Anonymous]

It’s been a discussion for years rep among the ES with the haves and have nots but not much has ever come of it

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My kids went to one of the highest FRL elementary schools in APS. Plenty of pencils. Plenty of school supplies. The cabinets were FULL of crayons, pencils, markers, glue and manipulatives of all kinds. Indeed, I often wondered why we bought and sent in supplies. It was almost like a hoarding situation. But was happy to keep buying them.

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Anonymous wrote:Nah, won’t happen. People can donate to any school. There’s nothing stopping anyone from writing a check to Randolph or Carlin Springs. If people really cared they would already be doing it.

I totally disagree. This is the reason we have public policy. I could drive all my recycling to the correct drop-off place, but I'm not going to. But put a bin at my curb, and I will do my part. Some people will donate less to their PTA's but I bet the decline overall would be small. Most people would support this idea. Saying people don't support it because they aren't already doing it is ridiculous. It's just not true or how humans work.

Read the ArlNow anonymous comments. You’re a fool if you think most people will support this. If my dollars aren’t going to my kid’s school, I’ll keep my money and spend it on enrichment outside of school.

Agreed. We have donated a lot to our PTA and been large spenders at auctions. I will donate and spend $0 in the future if this is implemented.

This topic comes up from time to time and the response above is what we hear from our big donors. People are ultimately too selfish to make this work.

Show me a program that forces parents to be present and accountable to their child’s needs, that forces them to read to them, and not yell or give them a whipping, and generally be caring and I will fund that.

[Anonymous]

I find this concerning:

Some PTA leaders tell ARLnow that they know the money their organizations raise can exacerbate existing inequities among Arlington’s schools, and are trying to raise awareness and effect change.

“We already have schools that are unequal and on top of that — like really thick icing on a cake — it’s making disparities bigger,” said Emily Vincent, a member of the Arlington County Council of PTAs.

So Emily Vincent asserts that Arlington schools are unequal. I don't see any supporting APS budget numbers to support that but isn't that the bigger issue to address? Is Arlington spending more per pupil at some schools and less at others?

That's a pretty awful thing to assert and pretty lazy of the reporter not to find out more.

Shouldn't there be lawsuits? Why isn't Arlington County Council of PTAs suing APS on behalf of these kids that APS isn't funding in the same way as at the other schools?

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Anonymous wrote:I find this concerning:

Some PTA leaders tell ARLnow that they know the money their organizations raise can exacerbate existing inequities among Arlington’s schools, and are trying to raise awareness and effect change.

“We already have schools that are unequal and on top of that — like really thick icing on a cake — it’s making disparities bigger,” said Emily Vincent, a member of the Arlington County Council of PTAs.

So Emily Vincent asserts that Arlington schools are unequal. I don't see any supporting APS budget numbers to support that but isn't that the bigger issue to address? Is Arlington spending more per pupil at some schools and less at others?

That's a pretty awful thing to assert and pretty lazy of the reporter not to find out more.

Shouldn't there be lawsuits? Why isn't Arlington County Council of PTAs suing APS on behalf of these kids that APS isn't funding in the same way as at the other schools?

All the kids in some schools can afford the field trip to Jamestown in fourth grade during Virginia Studies. Lots of kids can’t manage the cost of the bus at some other schools, so they have to fundraiser to make sure all the kids can go. See the inequity?

[Anonymous]

Title I schools get hundreds of thousands of dollars extra sometimes close to a million to fund things for the schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I find this concerning:

Some PTA leaders tell ARLnow that they know the money their organizations raise can exacerbate existing inequities among Arlington’s schools, and are trying to raise awareness and effect change.

“We already have schools that are unequal and on top of that — like really thick icing on a cake — it’s making disparities bigger,” said Emily Vincent, a member of the Arlington County Council of PTAs.

So Emily Vincent asserts that Arlington schools are unequal. I don't see any supporting APS budget numbers to support that but isn't that the bigger issue to address? Is Arlington spending more per pupil at some schools and less at others?

That's a pretty awful thing to assert and pretty lazy of the reporter not to find out more.

Shouldn't there be lawsuits? Why isn't Arlington County Council of PTAs suing APS on behalf of these kids that APS isn't funding in the same way as at the other schools?

All the kids in some schools can afford the field trip to Jamestown in fourth grade during Virginia Studies. Lots of kids can’t manage the cost of the bus at some other schools, so they have to fundraiser to make sure all the kids can go. See the inequity?

Emily Vincent is saying that APS schools are unequal. So is their a funding difference per child in the APS budget?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I find this concerning:

Some PTA leaders tell ARLnow that they know the money their organizations raise can exacerbate existing inequities among Arlington’s schools, and are trying to raise awareness and effect change.

“We already have schools that are unequal and on top of that — like really thick icing on a cake — it’s making disparities bigger,” said Emily Vincent, a member of the Arlington County Council of PTAs.

So Emily Vincent asserts that Arlington schools are unequal. I don't see any supporting APS budget numbers to support that but isn't that the bigger issue to address? Is Arlington spending more per pupil at some schools and less at others?

That's a pretty awful thing to assert and pretty lazy of the reporter not to find out more.

Shouldn't there be lawsuits? Why isn't Arlington County Council of PTAs suing APS on behalf of these kids that APS isn't funding in the same way as at the other schools?

All the kids in some schools can afford the field trip to Jamestown in fourth grade during Virginia Studies. Lots of kids can’t manage the cost of the bus at some other schools, so they have to fundraiser to make sure all the kids can go. See the inequity?

Emily Vincent is saying that APS schools are unequal. So is their a funding difference per child in the APS budget?

The head of the city PTA is accusing the entire Arlington district of discrimination and you're worried about a 25 dollar field trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nah, won’t happen. People can donate to any school. There’s nothing stopping anyone from writing a check to Randolph or Carlin Springs. If people really cared they would already be doing it.

Equity isn't about voluntary action. It's about forcing people to do what progressives.

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Anonymous wrote:Nah, won’t happen. People can donate to any school. There’s nothing stopping anyone from writing a check to Randolph or Carlin Springs. If people really cared they would already be doing it.

Equity isn't about voluntary action. It's about forcing people to do what progressives.

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