The increase in facility funding for charter schools, and the associated expansion in program eligibility, acknowledge access to
adequate school facilities as one of the most significant challenges facing charter schools.
This funding gap, coupled with the fact that traditional districts often control access to public school buildings, means that many charter operators fall back on a «patchwork of solutions» to cover their operating costs,
find adequate school facilities, and transport students.
Should swimming pools and athletic fields be considered requisites for
an adequate school facility?
Every public school student deserves
an adequate school facility, and charters are public schools.
Consequently, schools, especially in Connecticut's neediest districts, can not afford basic educational tools such as a sufficient number of teachers, reasonable class size,
adequate school facilities, services for at - risk children, electives, AP classes, even books, computers and paper.
New York's highest court has ruled that
adequate school facilities is a necessary «instrumentality of learning» for all public schools, and charter students deserve no less.