Fund raising for Schools

There was an interesting news (aren’t they all) about how a mother got upset about the teacher of a school who is encouraging students to do chores in the house and raise funds for the school. The mother was upset that the chores which should be done anyway is being turned into a money raising event for the school, which are strapped for cash.

The point here is why the schools need to raise funds when they are already been funded by our property taxes. Does not the property tax reflect what the schools should anticipate their spending should be or they expect that parents would do anything in their power to help their kid’s schools?

In these economic times, when everybody is belt tightening, how come the schools want to live beyond their means. I also understand that the education budget is cutting across the country to reflect the states budgets but still the school should find some spending which is unnecessary to continue. Here in New Jersey we are already faced with the highest property taxes in the country and the education budget has been cut so the schools are struggling to cut some programs. This just shows that when it is forced upon schools (or for that matter any individual in dire financial situation), creative ways can be found out to cut spending without hurting our children education.