That usually means that less fortunate schools get less.
America's wealthiest colleges have endowments that are thousands of times greater than those at the least fortunate schools.
Less fortunate schools, unable to draw on the goodwill of a local former prime minister to augment the staff numbers, are finding life increasingly difficult.Over the past few years, the shortage of teachers has become schools' biggest problem.
But it's tough for the parents at P.S. 363 in the East Village to read about these fortunate schools and families without wanting to tear their hair and rend their garments.
Still, Hoxie told me, "Booker T. Washington is one of the more fortunate schools in the state". Many schools, as a way to save money on heating and cooling, are open only four days a week.
Jess, Year 11: School league tables are a bad thing because it puts the high achieving schools first and the less advantaged schools find it hard to keep up with other more fortunate schools.
And the Nightingale Fair, which began in the early 1930s and is still going strong, with the goal of serving others -- from local food banks to less-fortunate schools to writing letters to overseas soldiers.
For the fortunate high school students today, learning is no longer limited to the hours they are sitting at a desk in a classroom.
However, Denis is fortunate because his school, Gulu High School, is an inclusive school with a special needs annex for students who are blind.
I am fortunate that the school where I work can hold teachers accountable using assessments that are more easily integrated into students' aspirations for themselves than PARCC.
