Special Report: Public School Inequality
Parent fundraising for elementary education in San Francisco public schools has skyrocketed 800 percent in the past 10 years. This largesse has saved classroom programs and teaching positions at schools with strong PTAs. But it has also widened the gap between rich and poor, showing how schools chiefly serving students from low-income families suffered more from state budget cuts.
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Watch for these stories, photo essays and infographics from the special report on school fundraising to roll out online through February:
Public Schools, Private Money
Parents ramp up fundraising, widening the rich-poor divide
Albany School District Levels Parent Fundraising Playing Field
Concerned about equity, 3 elementary school PTAs pool money for daytime enrichment
10 Solutions to Inequality in Fundraising
Debate in 2014: Use State Windfall for S.F. Schools to Aid Poorest Students, or Raise Teacher Pay?
Photo Essay: Two PTA Presidents, Two Realities
Infographic: Winning the PTA Funding Game
Some school PTAs add hundreds of dollars per student
