When charter public schools are funded, there is no overall loss
of public school money because charter schools are public schools serving public school kids.
Meanwhile, in
many public schools the money isn't there to purchase texts books for children and buildings are crumbling for want of maintenance.
What she does bring to the post is an unparalleled zeal for turning as much of our public schools as possible over to unregulated hands and for sending as much
public school money as possible to private and religious institutions.
Citing a 150 - year - old clause in the state constitution, the city claimed
all public school money had to go to schools that are controlled by «public agents.»