NYT piece: Amid Million Dollar PTAs, a School Fights to Keep Its Library

[brittone2]

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/amid-million-dollar-ptas-a-school-fights-to-keep-its-library/?src=recg

Thought this was an interesting piece. I know there has been discussion here about some schools no longer being able to fund their library or librarian.

[ha98ed14]

From the article:

There is nothing inherently wrong with a parent donating even significant sums to a public school to support a child’s education. But when the parents most capable of doing so are clustered at some schools and conspicuously absent at others, the inequities that already heavily affect lower-income children are effectively institutionalized within the public school system. Parents “voting” with school selection or real estate choices have a strong incentive to choose less economic diversity and a better financed education over more diversity, but less ability to support even the basics of a good school.

I wholeheartedly agree with the above. Nothing wrong with being wealthy and spending it on your DCs' education. Even lower middle us bought within a good school district and then transferred DD to the best school in the district.

It's been a policy debate for the past 30+ years. What do you think would solve the disparity?