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[quote=Anonymous]the vast majority of the money the JKLM elementary schools (and schools like them) raise is spent to lower student teacher ratios by increasing the number of teachers and paraprofessionals in the classroom.  That is also what title I funds are for in part, because it has been determined that that is good for disadvantaged children.

Many people apparently think that students that are advantaged in life should not also have the benefit of smaller class sizes somehow that is unfair because it will give them a better education and further the disparity.  It is only a "better"education because these kids are starting with inherent advantages (higher vocabulary exposure, parents reading to them, stable homes and other resources, etc).

I can understand if you have to choose who gets the extra funds to pay for smaller class sizes they go to schools with disadvantaged kids.  But this argument is about prohibiting schools with advantaged students from allowing parents to fundraise to provide the same lower teacher/student ratio that the disadvantaged kids have paid for with public funds.

I contribute to funds for my children's schools and I support funding lower teacher/student ratios at schools with disadvantaged students.  Why is this wrong?[/quote]

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