Contrary to the claims of the powerful charter school lobby, the charter initiative has left public schools with a higher and higher percentage of challenging students and fewer resources to offer them. (citizensforpublicschools.org)
The Hartford Courant's story is entitled Unprecedented Charter School Lobbying Effort Prompts Some To Ask: Where Is The Money Coming From? (jonathanpelto.com)
The Connecticut School Finance Project, an off - shoot of the corporate funded charter school lobby group Connecticut Council on Education Reform (CCER) recently proposed legislation that would undermine Connecticut's special education funding system. (jonathanpelto.com)