An evaluation study of the district's equity fund highlighted several implementation challenges.65 Some PTAs simply did not comply with the district's policy
to give back some dollars, and the district had difficulty figuring out how
to exempt some PTA expenses fairly from redistribution.66 The evaluators did not examine how this policy affected PTA revenues, but there was significant pushback from members of the
community, with some parents threatening
to reduce donations during initial policy negotiations.67 A group of parents voiced that the approach was punitive, and that
instead, parents should be encouraged
to donate
to a separate equity fund or
to other, less affluent schools.68 Other districts that have considered establishing an equity fund have feared similar pushback, worrying that rich parents will threaten
to leave the district, disinvest in their schools, or decrease their overall contributions.69
Rather than invest in fee - based programming, what if Cooper
instead focused on strengthening its roots and
giving back to the
community, spreading the culture of free education and illustrating that Cooper's benefits are not just for the few who merit entry?
«
Given the quantifiable impacts of climate change in India and other developing nations in the coming decades, both rich and poor countries should be ramping up our efforts
to combat global climate change
instead of turning our
backs on commitments we have made
to the international
community,» said Steven J. Davis, an earth system scientist at the University of California Irvine and one of the partners in the Science Advances study.