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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wealthy schools receive often less than 1/2 the funding per student than poorer schools. So, if they want to do away with PTA funding, they are going to need to make up those differences to some extent.

Also, let's keep in mind that while the dollar figures are high, most schools (Mann being the exception) are only paying for 1-2 teachers or a handful of aides across the whole school. While it's nice, it is not like they have a significant number of extra, trained teachers.[/quote]

If PTA funding is just to "make up for" what other schools are getting, then why do the wealthy schools have so much extra nice stuff that the poor schools don't?  [/quote]

I'd appreciate a more informed discussion on this subject. [b]My guess is that PTA fundraising does not go for extravagent extras[/b]. The problem is more that the high risk schools have *higher* needs than even the PTA funding could meet. And for gentrifying schools, the PTA money substantively helps the whole school. [/quote]

Have you ever been to the WOTP schools? Go to Lafayette, then visit almost any poorer school. Amazing. The digital sign alone...

No - the obvious answer is that in one school district, at least some portion of the PTA fundraising should be mandated to go to all the schools or to needier schools. I've never seen one district where parents can just kind of pay to make their school, and only their school, more like a private. It's nuts. No, PTAs should not be able to pay salaries nor should they need to, taxes are high enough and so is per student spending. Most other places have to raise taxes in order to pay for improvements for the schools, resulting in a more equitable district. [/quote]

Exactly.  Go on, wealthy school parents-- what is it that you envy at our Title I EOTP?  Is it our behavior specialist?  Our extra half a psychologist?  Our social workers who are constantly getting screamed at by mentally ill parents?  Maybe our behavior techs, who get paid crap money to deal with freaking-out kids all day long?  I could give you a long list of things I envy about your school, but I'd like to hear your list first.[/quote]

+1000 what sucks though is DCPS constantly saying that schools are funded the same or rather that students receive the same amount of money, which we ALL here on DCUM seem to acknowledge they don't![/quote]

ok it's time to have some actual numbers

here you go

http://dcpsbudget.ourdcschools.org/

I know there are a ton of active white parents complaining about Amidon Bowen a majority black school with majority poor kids
Let's compare them to Brent shall we which is a majority white school with majority rich kids

Amidon Bowen gets 13,092 per student
Brent gets 10,003 per student

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Ok, but so what?  It doesn't tell you the actual cost of educating the actual kids.  At-risk has a very broad definition in DC, and the cost of educating at-risk kids varies widely by individual circumstances.  [/quote]

Now add in PTA funding per student.  And then ask yourself which school you would prefer.  [/quote]

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