The same encouraged privatization and evaporating public support has been happening for years, especially in my city (Philadelphia). Last week a young girl die

The same encouraged privatization and evaporating public support has been happening for years, especially in my city (Philadelphia). Last week a young girl died because the city's budget only allows for a nurse at her school two days a week. No one on duty had enough medical knowledge to recognize her asthma attack required professional attention.[1] A supplement to the devestating education budget (this year began with roughly half the number of operating schools as the last) comes from city-encouraged philanthropic donations.[2] There are already nation-wide crowdfunding efforts, such as Donors Choose.[3] Some schools in Philly need to go this route to get supplies like paper and pencils.[4] [1]: http://citypaper.net/article.php?16461 [2]: http://thenotebook.org/blog/136439/mayor-seeking-donations-school-supplies [3]: http://www.donorschoose.org/ [4]: http://www.theawl.com/2013/09/first-they-fired-the-nurses-and-librarians-then-they-fired-the-guidance-counselors