American Association of School Administrators, August, 2001 by Mark M. Havens

Fund raising is fine, but true value may be in bridge building.

Fact: The U.S. population is aging.
Fact: Households with children attending public schools are becoming an ever-smaller percentage of the U.S. population.
Fact: Most school districts still function as though parents are their largest constituency.

Widening Gap
While U.S. schools today enroll a record number of students, the number of households that do not have children in school outnumber families with school children by more than 2 to 1. And this gap is widening.

Should educators and school officials be concerned about this growing differential?  You bet!

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