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They don't, they just get a lot larger budgets thanks to wealthy parents. In some states, they also get state funding on top of that. I'm not sure if it's stil
by sli 7y ago
They don't, they just get a lot larger budgets thanks to wealthy parents. In some states, they also get state funding on top of that.
I'm not sure if it's still the case now, but there was a time when public funding for schools in Arizona would transfer to a charter school with a student, but if a student left, the funding would not transfer back to the public school system. So the money flowed one way and simply acted to drain funding from public schools.
- lucaspm98 7y agoDo charter schools actually get funding from parents? I thought they only used the fraction of the government funding that transferred over from public school, and generally got much better results than public schools using this.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoThey actually vary hugely by state, because each state created them under a new law. You have to specify a state to have a good discussion.
- lucaspm98 7y agoThat's totally fair. My perspective is from the North Carolina system, where they can hold fundraisers like any public school but mostly start off building their facilities through bonds.
- didgeoridoo 7y agoCharter schools are not for the wealthy. In fact, they enroll a significantly greater proportion of underprivileged and ethnic minority children than do traditional public schools.[0] Their outcomes are mixed, but unlike public schools, underperforming charter schools face consequences for failing their students. That’s why many lower-SES parents are beating down the door to get their kids in. [0]: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_216.30.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_216.30.a...