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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White PTO president here, and it was an interesting read, although, like another poster said, the article read as a promotional piece for Kindred.

[b]It's really tough because the parents that tend to step up to help are white and/or UMC.  We flier, send text messages, emails, etc., but we rarely get new faces at our meetings or volunteering at our events.[/b]  The dad at YY walked into a room, didn't see a lot of faces that looked like his, and walked out. How is that the fault of the PTA leadership? And how would Kindred get him to stay and help?
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I'm white and my kid isn't school age yet, so maybe I am off base but one element I thought was missing from the article is the discussion of discrepancy in work flexibility in a lot of gentrifying neighborhoods. UMC/ UC white families that move into gentrifying neighborhoods might have parents with flexible jobs and more seniority, making it easier to volunteer. Or, parents who have just one job and aren't driving uber to make ends meet. This has been covered w/r/t voting and voter suppression. American minorities are less likely to have workplace flexibility than their white counterparts.

Maybe this plays less of a role than I might guess, but if WaPo ever does a follow up, I hope they explore this angle. [/quote]

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