The funds for charter schools are removed from
regular public schooling budgets and paid to various private firms and organizations (and sometimes other parts of a state's education system) to provide a wider choice of schools.
Not exact matches
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled today that the contentious issue of mayoral control over New York City
public schools — along with several other major policy debates — will «more likely» be decided during the
regular legislative session, after the state
budget deadline of April 1.
An Independent
Budget Office study suggested that charter
schools actually get more overall aid than
regular public schools when factoring in the free rent or subsidy they receive from the city.
Unlike
regular public schools, which have the authority to seek taxpayer - backed bonds for renovating
school buildings and new construction, charter
schools have no such mechanism in place to offset their facilities costs, which often come out of their operating
budgets.
A bill to allow more charter
schools for certain groups of students — such as minorities or those with disabilities — to open each year was scuttled as the Idaho Legislature focused mostly on
regular public schools, which face the worst
budget year for
public education in the state's history.
As
budget season hits its stride, and the political war between charter and
regular public schools is at high pitch, it is refreshing to find there are instances where the two sides get together for the betterment of the city's students.
We plan to provide our community with
regular updates on the state of Oakland's
public school budget in a quick, accessible way.
However, just like a
regular public school, a portion of the affiliated
school's
budget is deducted in return for administrative services provided by the district.
House and Senate
budget negotiators on Friday agreed to increase
regular public school spending by $ 241 million.