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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Per pupil funding is the same, yes? Do charters keep that funding if a student leaves after count day?

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The difference is not in per pupil funding but in other allocated funds as described in the article.  Did you read the article?[/quote]

AGAIN you are missing that DCPS educates a bunch of kids who cost a lot more to educate than charters do. Much higher levels of SpEd, at-risk, ESL, etc. DCPS has to hire extra personnel with specific training to work with these kids, and in some cases has to pay them more. Thus DCPS gets more money.

Some of the very reasons you chose a charter over a DCPS school, likely, are precisely why DCPS needs more money. Stop being obtuse.[/quote]

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