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[quote=Anonymous]The charter law requires that a group come up with a plan for educating children--a plan that specifically forbids cherry-picking only the brightest or wealthiest kids.  If a school's charter is approved, it's on the school to recruit kids, each of whom comes with $10K+ per year in city funds.  If only a dozen kids enroll, the school probably can't afford to run without a massive infusion of private money.

So Washington Hebrew would fold, or it would bring in big private $$ to stay afloat.  A huge dollars-to-pupil ratio would bring attention, and the school would attract more applicants the next year--parents who might have zero interest in Hebrew, but would be thrilled to have their child in a classroom with a 5:1 student:teacher ratio.

In a world of limited resources, it would make sense to look at the whole city's needs and direct funds exactly where they're needed most.  That's what DCPS is supposed to do (hence the lower per-pupil funding for several WoP schools), but the charter system is exempt from that.  If you don't like it, try to convince Congress to let us change the charter law.  And send your kid to your neighborhood school, and your PA dues to the lowest-performing school you can find.  [/quote]

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