With budget cuts sweeping through schools across the nation, reliance is increasing on fundraising and parent teacher associations’ support for students and materials for teachers. “There is certainly a trend toward stepping up fundraising in school districts across the state,” said Marianne Cartan, Nevada Joint Union School District superintendent. “In light of the continuing challenges that the current fiscal environment presents to the district budget and school allocations, the district is developing a strategic plan for the purpose of increasing the level of fundraising and other ways to secure outside funding for our curricular and extracurricular programs.” For example, uniforms …