Well written Dennis! The coaches nailed it. I have often wondered about the help of big businesses. For example , what could the NFL, MLB and NBA offer. There are a myriad of possibilities. It would seem to be a good investment.
For what it is worth, I believe these issues emerged with the passing of Proposition 13 years ago.

Well stated and ditto ditto for the music programs as well - these enrichment programs are so beneficial and raise property values yet fairshare amounts are elevated by only 60% capture rates - come on parents !

I once was a volunteer one of the schools' athletic boosters, charged with fund-raising. I was to go out to businesses and ask for support. I decided to go another direction, and I called Starbucks, and made it up the chain a bit to ask them for a donation for advertising on the scoreboard or in the stadium or gym. The district manager, who was very nice and talked for a while, said Starbucks didn't do that kind of thing. Starbucks, who makes thousands from the parents and high schoolers in Pleasanton, who could have put a nice dent in expenses as a thank you to the community, said no way.

Not sure my point exactly, but corporations could do their part to give back, but instead it falls on the parents and families themselves and the small businesses. Shouldn't be this way.