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Equity-Focused Fundraiser for Southeast Seattle Schools Is Back — and Bigger Than Ever

by Ben Adlin


For almost three years now, parents and teachers representing more than a dozen Southeast Seattle schools have been meeting regularly to discuss the pernicious problem of PTA fundraising, all while planning one of the biggest fundraisers their schools have ever seen.

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NEWS GLEAMS | Southeast Seattle Schools Launch Fundraiser; Local Authors Featured in Short Story Dispenser

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A South Seattle School Fundraiser Is Questioning School Fundraising Itself

by Ben Adlin


When parents and teachers from a dozen southeast Seattle elementary schools introduced an experimental fundraiser last year, the goal wasn’t merely to raise money for education but also to challenge the very practice of PTA fundraising. This year, even more South End schools and community groups are uniting behind the event and its growing emphasis on equity.

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