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

No, I was actually questioning your reading comprehension as you had missed the point.  Also my kids both have special needs and attended charters.  Many kids with special needs and who are ESL attend charters.  ALL of our city's students deserve equal access to a good education, regardless of which school they are zoned for.[/quote]

The kind of special needs where they need dedicated 1:1 aides all day? What percent of students at your charter are unhoused? What percent qualify for OSSE busing due to SpEd or at-risk status? What percent have a parent in jail or prison? What percent have no English speaking family at home?

You don't know what you are talking about. Do you think the extra money at DCPS is paying for enrichment programming for UMC kids?[/quote]

So you think the only help UMC kids could possibly need is enrichment programming?  Be careful, your prejudice is showing.[/quote]

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