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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC spends almost $10,000 more per child on those in DCPS vs. charters. You can see the breakdown in spending here: https://dcchhttps://dccharters.org/blog/testimony-fy27-boh-pcsb-dcpsarters.org/blog/testimony-fy27-boh-pcsb-dcps[/quote]

Fixed: https://dccharters.org/blog/testimony-fy27-boh-pcsb-dcps[/quote]

DC spends $10,000 more per child in DCPS than in charter schools? How is that even legal?[/quote]

No union, no union benefits 🤷🏽‍♀️

If they choose to not utilize unions that is their right but do not expect the same level of benefits. [/quote]

That $10,000 per student doesn't just reflect teacher salaries though. I think it's so silly that all educators -- public and public charter aren't banding together to advocate for a fair overall per pupil annually for all schools, and then, yes, people negotiate within that overall budget. Without DC offloading part of DCPS's budget, the 2.55% increase for schools would mean cuts to staff AT ALL SCHOOLS even if salaries stayed level. This gamesmanship that is only affecting charters right now isn't sustainable and eventually traditional public teachers and traditional public students will feel the same pain.

What's most disappointing is that people who overwhelmingly choose charters for their own children think it's ok that the teachers of their children get hurt -- not because of a DCPS decision or the DCPS union -- but because people sitting in council seats and the mayor's office refuse to support those teachers.[/quote]

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