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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]B/c it would be the parents in the wealthy areas who would be equipped to cover the costs for additional staff support and the rest of the schools in the lower-income areas would be left out (b/c those parents can't afford to chip in).  FWIW, lots of schools have paraeducators or reading specialists or other support staff who assist with certain classes each day. You should ask the principal if that is an option. For example, my child only has 22 in his 2nd grade class (in a green zone school), there are 4 second grades each with 20-22 kids, and the school also provides a reading specialist so that reading groups are even smaller.[/quote]

Ok, but that would mean that in the lower-income areas, the kids would have EXACTLY what they have now.  Why is allowing certain schools to provide more than this level harm the lower income schools?  It wouldn't be changing anything for those schools.

Also, who's to say that the lower income schools would, necessarily, not be able to raise money.  Theoretically, a more affluent school could have parents that are already able to volunteer in the classroom, so those parents might not feel it is necessary to contribute money for add't staff.  By the same token, a lower income school could have families that decide they will contribute additional money at whatever level they are able.  After all, those families should be allowed to chose how to spend their resources and not have someone decide that because they are "lower income" that they must not have anything to contribute.[/quote]

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