SchoolBudgets

Parents and politicians tend to agree a lot on this one: the smaller the classroom, the better. For good reason, of course. Studies have shown that children, especially if they're already ambitious and driven to learn, get far more out of a class the fewer other children in it. Which is why it's...

When I was pregnant with my first child, we bought a house in our old high school's neighborhood, so I already know what I'm in for: a life of raising money for the school, which has long used the parent groups to fund programs the district wouldn't. I also already know many of the ways my money...