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Fenty wants private donations to fund DCPS
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| I just heard that Fenty will hold a major fundraiser in July to ask private entities for donations to benefit the public schools. Is this true? I live in DC and want the public schools to do well but I already pay high property taxes etc. Should DC focus on paying for sporting facilities when there is an obvious need for school funding?? |
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Sounds like a repeat of last year's summer Buff and Scrub when private construction companies and contractors donated materials and labor to fix some schools. Recall a WP article a while back saying companies were more skeptical this year of increased request.
Just checked DCPS site and the reform recap letter from Fenty's office (it's quite a long list, hmmm) says there are 10 more companies this year and $15K per school for facilities from this initiative. Guess they've done a lot of recruiting. http://www.k12.dc.us/File.aspx?id=3 I realize it's still early in reforms, but do any DCPS parents have initial impressions or anecdotes they could share on reforms? Any comments on proposed budgets? Do they look realistic and priortized appropriately? Any good teachers leaving? We are weighing public vs private vs charter options, so candid feedback would be helpful. |