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Jun. 27, 2023 - The movement to make PTSAs more equitable
6/27/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Seattle parents lead the charge to make PTSA fundraising more fair.
Seattle parents lead the charge to make PTSA fundraising more fair – and question the assumption that the parent-led groups should be focused on fundraising at all.
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Jun. 27, 2023 - The movement to make PTSAs more equitable
6/27/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Seattle parents lead the charge to make PTSA fundraising more fair – and question the assumption that the parent-led groups should be focused on fundraising at all.
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A South Seattle coalition of school PTSAs is working to make the system of school fundraising through parent-teacher-student associations more equitable for all schools.
The Seattle Council PTSA says, the system of individual fundraising at each school has long been broken for less-resource schools that serve lower income families as well as some immigrant families and families of color.
Southeast Seattle Fundraising Alliance and others say, equity efforts are raising questions about the role of PTSAs and whether parents' well-meaning efforts to provide opportunities for their children perpetuate the very inequities that public schools try to address.
Some parents say, another idea is fun shifting, but this effort has been met with skepticism by some parents at Non-Title 1 schools.
The Seattle Council PTSAs take back PTA movement, says, they're aiming to de-emphasize fundraising and are calling for increased advocacy at school board meetings and at the state level.
I'm Paris Jackson, find nonprofit Northwest news every day on crosscut.com.
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