Our Schools Are Broke, And Parents Are Paying

This is a nationwide issue

Affecting:

Our schools are underfunded, so parents have to cough up every year for more and more. The money isn't for 'extras', in many cases its for basics, like teacher salaries.

We need solutions for raising money for schools to take the pressure parents: sausage sizzles aint going to do it folks.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10555536

What we're doing about it

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Solutions

The Great New Zealand Garage Sale

1 person supports this, addressing Our Schools Are Broke, And Parents Are Paying

At our school (Matakana Primary) the biggest fundraising method is the annual gala, and the bulk of that cash is made at the auction of stuff families and local businesses donate. Most of the stuff sold is destined for TradeMe otherwise. Why not e... see details

government

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Unfortunately with issues like these, the only thing that is going to help out is more government funding, or even better placed government funding, i've noticed that schools in lower socioeconomic areas get better funding, as far as computer reso... see details

Schools Growing Crops for Sale

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Most schools have plenty of spare land around the inside of their boundaries. This land can easily be used for growing crops at staggered intervals throughout the seasons and selling them to the local community. At the CEPNZ we developed the Schoo... see details