Educators, parents, and community members who want to protect public education in Manitoba by promoting substantive public funding and equitable practices.
@PublicEdMB I would argue that the primary purpose of PACs should be one of advocacy, along with communication with school admin and divisional leadership. Fundraising crept in out of necessity as funding fell further and further behind leaving gaping holes to be filled where possible.
Please read this op-ed written by Emily Livingston, a member of People for Public Education, where she talks about a better model than school fundraising.
https://t.co/FPwrPfUM5P
I appreciate Melanie Janzen's thoughts about why the Teachers' Idea Fund was always a bad idea, why sustained financial commitments are essential and why progressive tax reform is needed.
https://t.co/KzBDaYfSYu
"Local school fundraising represents a challenge to equality when... some schools can raise virtually unlimited monies to offer untold experiences to their children, while others struggle to provide the bare necessities."
https://t.co/qs9FaTyqa7
Glad to see the province has halted the plan to build schools using public-private partnerships and is making plans to build them using the traditional public model.
https://t.co/Qr9ud2Q3Xi
When I started my career, I worked in a school where wealthy parents who owned businesses would cut massive cheques for fundraising. The inequities I have witnessed in my career are jaw dropping. Thanks for speaking out on this matter, Matt Henderson!
We surveyed parents and found many said that their school would struggle to provide learning resources and opportunities without fundraising.
Check out our report below to learn more about how fundraising contributes to inequitable funding practices.
https://t.co/lVXqc1C9y5
Winnipeg School Division is seeking to pause fundraisers to reduce inequities between schools.
Kids shouldn't get more opportunities in the public school system based on their school's ability to raise money.
https://t.co/QYH3tAVqTl
Students shouldn't have to lose out on their library because of overcrowded classroom spaces.
More forward thinking investment in school infrastructure is needed.
https://t.co/JxLNegWOE6
School fundraising is an inequitable practice with many downsides. Please check out our op-ed in the Winnipeg Free Press to learn more.
https://t.co/roJ68IyCHl
@brent_a_johnson We appreciate your response on the survey!
I agree that is deeply unfair. In a public education system, students at a school shouldn't receive fewer resources or opportunities because that community is less able to raise funds.
Earlier today we published an op-ed about school fundraising, which is an inequitable practice that puts different schools on uneven playing fields.
We'd appreciate hearing about some of your experiences relating to school fundraising.
https://t.co/roJ68IyCHl
Fundraising in schools is an inequitable practice we should all should be concerned about.
Check out our op-ed in today's Winnipeg Free Press by Ee-Seul Yoon and Emily Livingston.
https://t.co/bHzEkfEows