These inequities are often more significant than reported, because charter schools do not have
equitable access to facilities or facilities funding, and often must pay for facilities out of their general operating funds.
Charter schools do not have
equitable access to facilities or facilities funding, and often must pay for facilities out of their general operating funds.
For the last several months, CCSA staff worked with Chico charter leaders on an aligned and aggressive strategy in pursuit of
equitable access to facilities for charter students.
Hard data is much more effective than anecdotal data when it comes to convincing law makers to provide charter schools with
equitable access to facilities.
Not exact matches
The federal government has a critical investment role
to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving
access to low - cost public
facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more
equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts
to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.
The long - term funding solution is twofold:
equitable funding and
access to publicly financed school
facilities.
Rural charter schools do not have
equitable access to funding, transportation, and
facilities.
Each year we partner with our members
to carry the charter message
to legislators at the Capitol for equity in the state budget, improved funding, and
access to equitable facilities.
When voters approved Proposition 39 in 2000, they intended for districts
to provide charter schools with
equitable access to space and
facilities, and
to be treated fairly as part of the public school system.»
Texas must provide
equitable access to funding for school
facilities so that all districts have equal
access to facilities revenue for equal tax effort.
While we understand the District has voiced concerns about how the ruling may create compliance challenges, our goal is
to ensure that all public school students in Los Angeles, including those who attend charter schools, have
equitable access to safe and adequate
facilities.
The top issues identified by charter alumni so far include ensuring
access to equitable facilities, sharing best practices, and startup funding.
They are ready
to advocate on behalf of their schools
to make sure their children get
equitable funding and
access to facilities funding.
Charters can help make this a reality, but not without
equitable funding and
access to facilities.»
Additionally, charter schools do not have
access to equitable facilities funding or recurring and reliable state building aid for capital construction and renovation.
This improvement in test scores is attributed
to the fact that racial and socioeconomic integration creates more
equitable access to experienced teachers, good
facilities, more challenging curriculum, and more funding for students (Wells et al. 2016).