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Sticks and stones.  Equal funding is a utopian ideal.  Even if every school (DCPS and charter) were funded exactly the same, down to the penny, some schools will still receive way more money.  Why?  Because those schools will have wealthier families who are willing to contribute big bucks so their child/school gets more of whatever is important to them.  Blame it on the capitalist society we live in.

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The highest-fundraising PTA's pull in about $500 per student. Total public education budget is about $35K per student. I wouldn't call 1.5% "way more." [/quote]

If that's true (and everything said on DCUM should be taken with a grain of salt), let's do the math.  Approx. 600 students at Janney x $500 = $300,000.  I don't know where your children attend school, but most public schools in DC would not mind an extra $300k per year.  That money alone can support at least 3 to 4 extra teachers in the classroom, and new books in the library.  So yeah, I consider that way more.  I know that's the school that I want my kids to attend; not the school trying to fundraise to pay for basic school materials.

Btw, since you're quoting numbers, please post your sources.[/quote]

Do the whole math (including Tier 1 status) and you will probably discover that most DC public schools receive more funds than Janney does (including what parents contribute)[/quote]

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