In Connecticut, parents rallied on the steps of the state capitol in Hartford «to call attention to charter and magnet school
state funding discrepancies they see as unfair to their children.»
States like Massachusetts, Texas, and Denver have tried to compensate for local
funding discrepancies in their charter sectors by providing higher state funding to charter students, but that move hasn't closed the funding gap.
While both associations support the commitment to a national system to
close funding discrepancies, the fear remains that large variations in special educational needs (SEN) funding could still exist.
Parents from Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford stood on the steps of the Capitol in Hartford Monday morning to call attention to charter and magnet school
state funding discrepancies they see as unfair to their children.
Although considered crucial from transport and environmental perspectives, lawmakers have made little headway in having the train project approved because
of funding discrepancies.
First, other studies of school funding equity have suggested that
funding discrepancies are greatest in the largest and most urban school districts.
Everybody is supposed to meet the same standards, but
the funding discrepancy in meeting those standards is great.
In Connecticut, parents rallied on the steps of the state capitol in Hartford to call attention to charter and magnet school state
funding discrepancies.
Sixty - two years after the landmark Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision that desegregated America's public schools, the education system is still struggling with a number of issues in classrooms, including segregation, the opportunity and achievement gaps, school
funding discrepancies, improving high school graduation rates, and college enrollment and persistence.
Over 60 years after Brown v. Board, the education system is still struggling with segregation, the opportunity and achievement gaps, school
funding discrepancies, and improving outcomes for all young people.
District officials say they are working to make up
the funding discrepancies while also seeking assistance from the federal government and state to find a solution.