Your PTA vs. equality

Future Perfect

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Politics, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Tech News, News

4.5 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Big philanthropists can threaten democracy. But so can small ones, like you and me. One big example? Parent-teacher associations. We examine how rich PTAs can hoard opportunity and deny resources to poor kids. Dana Goldstein on the Malibu-Santa Monica PTA warsThe harm done by parents who hoard donationsRob Reich on superrich PTAsA Center for American Progress report on PTA donations in rich schoolsThe case that the importance of private donations is overstated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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