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Charters in funding only

In California (and other states), schools are increasingly converting to charters for financial reasons, writes Sarah Butrymowicz in The Hechinger Report. California has suffered drastic budget cuts, with per-pupil spending among the lowest in the nation. Dozens of its schools converted to charters in the 1990s and 2000s for a funding boost. Charters can access hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal startup grants, and in California until this year, charters received the state's average per-pupil allotment, so schools in districts with below-average funding got additional money by chartering. Two years ago, LAUSD increased the percentage of low-income students a school must have to qualify for Title I, prompting further conversions, since charters keep access to Title I funds even with lower low-income percentages. Experts say many of these charters have not changed day-to-day operations, prompting some to question whether schools should be allowed to charter solely for financial gain. Many "dependent" charters retain close ties to their districts. In some cases, parents don't realize kids attend a charter, since the schools don't have "charter" in their name, and students don't enter a lottery to attend. These schools still have a traditional central office and school board overseeing them. That said, over time, some conversion schools have found that even if they chartered for mundane -- and financial -- reasons, they are more willing try new things. More

Source:  Public Education News Blast

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Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) is an education support organization that works as a collaborative partner in high-poverty communities.

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