Pamela Kruger

February 23, 2007

PTOS: The Pros and Cons

Today's New York Times has a story about the professionalization of PTOs. The article presents ample evidence of what we all know already: ex-professionals are using their skills to take on bigger tasks at schools. But a subtext of the story is that they're also meddling in school affairs and using their powers to help just their own kids (ie: get them the teachers that they want).

From what I've seen locally, though, the PTOs bring enormous benefits to the schools. They raise money and run programs that simply would not exist without them.