PTAs raised around $500K for Rochester elementary schools last year. Why was that needed?

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PTAs raised around $500K for Rochester elementary schools last year. Why was that needed?

ROCHESTER — One recent Friday, the gymnasium at Bamber Valley Elementary was electric. The music of Taylor Swift blared through loudspeakers as parents danced with their children. Students swarmed a photo booth and scooped up a variety of temporary heart tattoos in recognition of Valentine’s Day, which was just around the corner. That dance party at Bamber Valley is but one example of how parents, through a Parent-Teacher Association, or PTA, pu…