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I would like to see at least 90% spent on the students which would include teachers' salaries and benefits, insurance, student classroom supplies, extra-curricular activities, and the school building (as long as the terms for the building are transparent and not a cash cow for the "owners"). I don't think the owners of the educational management group should be able to make more than a DC school superintendent and I also think that educational management groups need to be fully transparent as well but of course DeVos is against this. :roll: [/quote]

So does DCPS' "downtown" expenses and salaries count as part of your 90%?[/quote]

Obviously teachers should be paid the norms for high cost of living areas. Your point is what???[/quote]

My point is you seem to have a very clear POV about certain charters. I agree excessive overhead is an area of concern -- I just think DCPS has way too much of it too.[/quote]

Sure I agree that there is excessive unnecessary spending in public school systems as well. And for the record my kid goes to one of the charters accused of possibly raking in too much dough, What I am saying is that right now the law allows for a loophole in DC where transparency is not required for educational management groups and I think it should be fully required as well as requiring at least 90% of the money being spent on educating students.

DCPS OTOH has full transparency in regard to finances fro what I understand unlike some charters. I just think full transparency should be required when public monies are involved.[/quote]

The Council passed a bill which is now law requiring more transparency of for-profit CMOs. I think it's too soon to know if it's enough, but DC is far better on this front than every other jurisdiction.

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