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[quote=Anonymous]There was only one paragraph about school budgets in this article and it barely references PTAs.  The rest of the article was about highlighting the impact of economic segregation. Even though I rarely read opinion pieces lately, I liked the article and think that its time to start thinking about "radical" options.  A teacher wrote that class-sizes should be reduced when you are working with at-risk students or a large population of ESL students.  The article noted that the Netherlands gives a 25% bonus to schools per student whose parents didn't graduate from college.  There have been many comments about Title I schools being flush with funds.  These are not discretionary funds.  It is used to employ additional school social workers, other service providers, and help children living with food insecurity.  Head Start funding was (it was cancelled for next year) for coaches, parent workshops, and some educational toys.  These funds do not support any extras and hardly give teachers/students all the resources that are needed.  As someone who has worked at several Title I schools and my children are enrolled East of the Park at a school with no PTA, I really hope that we can develop a new mindset about how to provide the best education for all students because up to now it hasn't worked.  [/quote]

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