Which Way, L.A.?

Schools: Public/Private Money

With California trailing the nation in per-student pending, public education is on the ropes. Books, field trips and teacher salaries are being paid by parents and interested groups -- in some districts. Is that fair to the others? Should private money fill the gap?

By Warren Olney • Jan 6, 1998 • 1 min read

Dr. Eric Brunner: Professor of Economics, San Diego State University. Author of a report on growing private contributions to public schools. Rosemary Humphrey: President, Board of Trustees, Palos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation. Rita Walters: Member, Los Angeles City Council, representing the 9th District. Former member of the Los Angeles Unified School Board. Mary Ann Memmer: Vice-President for Education, California PTA. Mark Slavkin: Los Angeles Program Officer, Getty Educational Institute. Virgil Roberts: Chair, Board of Directors, Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project. Richard Seeder: Director of Education Studies, Reason Foundation Education. Josh Meyer: Staff Reporter, Los Angeles Times. Mitchel Benson: Wall Street Journal reporter based in Sacramento.

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Which Way, L.A.?

Schools: Public/Private Money

With California trailing the nation in per-student pending, public education is on the ropes. Books, field trips and teacher salaries are being paid by parents and interested groups -- in some districts. Is that fair to the others? Should private money fill the gap?

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Which Way, L.A.?

Schools: Public/Private Money

With California trailing the nation in per-student pending, public education is on the ropes. Books, field trips and teacher salaries are being paid by parents and interested groups -- in some districts. Is that fair to the others? Should private money fill the gap?

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