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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if anyone has asked Dr. Starr about this at one of his "listen and learn" events.  I have never been clear as to whether this prohibition against fundraising for teachers is in a Maryland statute somewhere or if it is MCPS policy (and I understand the reason behind it regardless).  [/quote]

I don't understand how you can even think about this as a long-term solution.

Can you possibly raise around $25K, let's say, for ONE assistant at ONE school for ONE year?

What happens the year after that?  another fundraiser - in an awful economy - that will raise even LESS than the one before?

Furthermore, who's paying for benefits?  Or should we overlook that?

And for schools who really NEED this extra help where there is very little parental support b/c parents are working more than one job - do you think they're willing to add in some of their hard earned money to pay for another person's salary when they can barely manage on their own?

While I admire that you recognize there's a problem, the only way to remedy it is through an increase in taxes.  And that's never going to happen.  Education - and NOT the ICC - should be our priority.

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