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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP and that's what I thought - but my child insists that they are "richer schools" and that the county provides more money to them.  Is it ONLY boosters? I mean, that could result in huge inequities I realize - I do know that the costumes and programs in my younger child's school theater program are extravagant and that my older child has crappy sports unforms and Churchill has a huge new scoreboard.  But, I'm not sure I believe those things alone disadvantage our DCC kids that much.  Does it make our programs scrappier and more desperate for funds?  Yes.  Is it unfair?  Yes.  But it doesn't mean our kids are getting a sub-par education.  In fact, I see no difference in the administration and teachers at one school over the other.[/quote]
OP your DD probably isn't aware of what booster money can and does buy.  I agree with you that admin and teachers can be equivalent across schools.  Class sizes in poorer schools are sometimes smaller due to Title I money.  [/quote]

Similarly, let us not pretend that the vast majority parents of children participating in MCPS extracurriculars can afford to purchase uniforms for their children. Some PTAs and booster clubs lack the fundraising infrastructure to maximize fundraising. That makes it harder to do things like buy new uniforms; but that does not mean that the parents cannot afford to do so. Does MCPS offer fundraising tutorials available or have fundraising professionals available to assist parent groups. That could improve the budgets of some PTAs and booster clubs.[/quote]

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