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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I just read the post where someone was recommending splitting up the PTA funds across all schools.[/b]  Funny.  Already we pay higher income and property taxes which funds MCPS programs across the county.  And now a PTA redistribution?? Ain't gonna happen. [/quote]

You might pay higher income taxes. You don't pay higher property taxes - everyone pays the same rate. If you pay [i]more[/i] property taxes, it's because the value of your property is higher.

Also, taxes aren't user fees. You're not entitled to more school services based on paying more taxes.[/quote]

What does PTA fund have to do with these taxes?
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What does the PTA fund have to do with boundary decisions?[/quote]

Look at the bold text. That is where this started. You may want to ask this question to whoever posted "recommending splitting up the PTA funds across all schools".[/quote]

I believe it was in response to what kind of “by-products” that MCPS is hoping to create through the diversity initiative of bussing:

Anonymous wrote:
Well, one benefit would be that at least some low-income kids would have access to the crazy 6-digit amounts that rich schools’ PTAs raise every year for “enrichment.” Lower and middle income schools are busy cutting Box Tops to get a few hundred dollars while the rich schools are pulling in obscene amounts to be used for new technology, books, field trips, after-school activities. This is not a case of loving your children more or valuing education more. Normal people just can’t cut $1000 checks for the PTA.

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Exactly, by prioritizing demographics throughout the current and future boundary studies the BoE hopes to spread the $$$, high performers, low performers, ESOL students, whites, AA, Asians, Hispanics, musicians,
artists, naturally born lazy students, naturally driven kids, tall kids, short kids, overweight kids, pretty kids, gender ambiguous kids, ADHD kids, emotionally troubled kids, mean girls, skaters, bikers, actors, writers, math nerds, athletes etc. so that all of the schools in the county will have equality and it will not matter where you live or which school you get zoned for. It’s actually very progressive. So proud to be part of this radical county![/quote]

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