AIN'T THIS A CRYING SHAME? Beaverton School District may consider fund-raising for teachers | OregonLive.com

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Beaverton School District may consider fund-raising for teachers

Beaverton students and parents have raised funds for new playground equipment, sports gear, laptop computers and other items, but fund-raising for teachers has never been allowed. 

That may change as the school district faces the reduction of 344 jobs -- all staff -- next school year. The 39,000-student district has about 3,300 staff.

The school board is contemplating the idea, which it has forbidden previously because of equity and sustainability concerns. In other words, schools with a lot of kids in poverty might not be able to raise as much money as higher wealth schools. Also, the funds only guarantee the teacher's job