Re “School aid lags, and poor pay the price’’ (Page A1, March 18): As we see so often, the poor are the ones who suffer when we disinvest in our children. Rather than having a school funding formula that overwhelmingly benefits wealthy communities, we need to properly fund all school systems so that a child’s chances of success are not diminished by where they happen to live. If we won’t spend enough on our children to help them reach their greatest potential, who will?

Edwin Andrews

Malden