Education and Workforce Training Focus Group
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Education and Workforce Training Focus Group
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What ideas do you have to close the equity gap in the public education system ?
• “ I know that our school is title I and is given funds that non-title I schools are not given and we could use that money to hire more teachers , but I think there need to be smaller class sizes ( teacher to student ratios ) in schools where students may not have been able to attend pre-schools or did not have parents who were able to stay home with them when they were little . I first noticed a difference when our PTA ( title I school ) had a fundraiser after school activity and they were happy to make $ 500 . My son had a PTA fundraiser at his school ( STEM Academy ) and they raised over $ 10,000 . The parents at my school would love to help with PTA but can ’ t because they worked all day or are working at night . Our district should take these measures into account while they are dividing our funds or staffing .”
Unity Council Report 117