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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read OP's link and it says funding for charter schools is INCREASING [/quote]

Did you miss this paragraph?

"Overall, Bowser’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget would send $2.9 billion to public schools in the District — a $123 million increase over the 2025 budget. Her plan directs $75 million to D.C. Public Schools and $48 million to the city’s charter campuses."

Would you be OK with charter schools getting $75M more money while DCPS gets $48M?[/quote]

DCPS has more students total, so yes.[/quote]

I mean, DCPS has more students total, so obviously DCPS gets more.[/quote]

But in this case DCPS is getting disproportionately more.[/quote]

Again, compare percentages of SpEd and at-risk kids in DCPS schools to those in charters. Charters don't have to spend remotely the amount of money DCPS does on additional services for students. You don't understand how per-pupil spending works (hint: most individual pupils don't get the per-pupil amount -- they either get way less because they have no extra needs, or they get way more because they do have extra needs).

DCPS needs more money than charters because it does a lot more for a tougher population of children. The end.[/quote]

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