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Seattle PTAs redistribute the wealth

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Funding for public schools is a perennial problem in Seattle. PTAs are one solution, but they don’t work for the schools most in need of support.

A group of schools in Southeast Seattle are banding together to help fix that inequity with a radical new model for fundraising... plus, they're having some fun along the way.

See out more info and donate to SESSFA on their website: https://www.sessfa.org/home

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