IN THE FRONT HALL OF THE DRISCOLL elementary school in Brookline, Massachusetts, a large chart displays the names of families that have contributed to a $30,000 fund-raising drive. Though the campaign has stirred controversy in this middle-class community, the participating parents are unapologetic. As they see it, their kids need classroom computers; the public school has no budget for such amenities. So parents are digging into their own pockets to purchase 26 Apple computers by this fall. True, the Driscoll students will then have an advantage over those who attend Brookline's seven other primary schools. But, says Deborah Rivlin, whose two...
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