The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted education programs (2021)

Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by 6502nerdface on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:10PM (#31671680)

I wonder if another factor could be:

- in higher performing schools, parents fund a number expenses directly through a very active PTA, so those expenses don't show up in the school's official spending per pupil, while

- at lower performing schools with less active and more impoverished PTAs, those same expenses must be funded by school budgets, driving up their official per-pupil spending.

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by mturmon on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:34PM (#31672025)

Absolutely. Case in point, the La Canada (LA area) Educational Foundation -- https://lcfef.org/endowment/our-story/

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by danans on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:10PM (#31673311)

Absolutely, but the PTA at the higher performing (higher income) school pays for additional educational programs, like art, second language, science, etc. This amount is referred to in the PTA language as "the gap" in public funding for basics.

At the low performing school, the extra public funds received are often paying for support staff for serious social issues. There is little budget for the "nice to haves", and even when there is, the school staff has it's hands full managing the basics, so it's not always effectively utilized.

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