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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not when you add in the fundraising that other schools do. And they need much more than they get.[/quote]

are you arguing schools should not be allowed to do private fundraising? not really following. i don't think you can prohibit families from fundraising for their schools. would you rather diminish family involvement with schools?[/quote]

No, but to say that title 1 schools have more $ is missing the private fundraising. And title 1 schools definitely need more money, given the populations they are working with.[/quote]

The point you are missing is that it is not a lack of money that is the problem at title I schools.  They get more money, significantly more money and it is not solving the problems.  [/quote]

It is not more money. WOTP school infrasonic more than makes up for additional title 1 funds. And the interventions for failing EOTP schools that wotp parents on this thread have suggested--including longer school days--cost money. Of course the failing schools need more, precisely because they need to meet non-academic needs for their kids. At our school, eg, if kids didn't get free meals, many would not eat. That is a very different set of problems from those who are wotp and needs a hell of a lot more money and services to address.

I haven't decided how I feel about the proposals from the DME office, but to me, the status quo is unacceptable. I at least think minimum FARM set asides at wealthier schools make sense.[/quote]

Sorry, should read "WOTP school fundraising"[/quote]

it is simply not true that PTA fundraising "more than makes up" for additional title 1 funds. I had no idea about the numbers, and after reading this thread I looked at the budged at Murch and Payne. based on current funding, if they had the same amount of students, Murch would get $6.3 Million and Payne (a Title 1 school), would get more than $9 Million (Murch get about $9000 for students and Payne $14,000 per students).  the Murch PTA raises less than $400K I believe (not sure frankly). so the statement that PTA fundraising more than makes up for additional titile 1 funds is not correct. if you have info that shows that it is correct let me know because I am eager to learn (not jocking, trying to learn)[/quote]

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