Parent Teacher Associations and fundraising are present in schools throughout the country. It may be, however, that private funding for schools by parents and charities widens the gap between poor and rich schools. In “How Rich Parents Can Exacerbate School Inequality” published in The Atlantic, author Laura McKenna explains the reasons of those who support and those who discourage this type of financial assistance. This article is formal, with little deviation from the facts and arguments, and is written to inform the reader. This article does however, have a personal element, as the author starts with a personal anecdote written in first person. The author cites statistics and quotes experts in order to provide support for both sides of
