That includes Colorado and Florida, which gave charters access to local property tax levies; Texas, which gave charters state funding for facilities for the first time; and Illinois, which passed a comprehensive overhaul of its school finance system that brought greater equity to school statewide, and created a new tax credit scholarship program to boot. (educationnext.org)
The CCSA report, called Step Up: How Charter Schools Provide Higher Levels of California Public University Access, will likely by cited by charter school supporters in Los Angeles as they look to drum up support for Great Public Schools Now, a nonprofit that wants to expand charter access in LA Unified. (laschoolreport.com)
John Porter, who runs the high - poverty Franklin - McKinley district here, also wants to decide on charter access, but unlike his colleagues he makes charters a key part of his education plan. (educationnext.org)