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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is small but has a regionalized school system, so dollar for dollar comparisons only go so far.

WOTP there are zero charters.
EOTP charters are often a refuge for the white and try to avoid catering to the majority. And a good number are also 'inculcation/achievement' oriented charters that white parents never send their kids to, like a KIPP or Friendship.
[b]EOTR charters are growing and DCPS are shriveling away.[/b]

Now if you average all these things out you just smooth over differences.

But on the major point this thread got started - WTU raises shouldn't just go to charters. if history is any guide they wouldn't even necessarily be given as staff pay - they would just be 'block-granted' to the myriad charter management organizations. (You know, the ones where the Executive Directors pay themselves $300,000 a year.)[/quote]

Wait, what? Eagle Academy parents want to know.

This review cycle will likely see some shutdowns and conditional continuances, as well as some voluntary closures for financial reasons or because the schools know they can't survive review. And yes, many of those schools are EOTR.[/quote]

Eagle Academy is an example of several problems. For years, charters were opened anywhere/ everywhere with no thought about proximity to other charter schools or public schools. They oversaturated the market. Second, there was huge mismanagement and leadership issues after the former principal/school leader left Eagle Academy. Also IMO the charter school board failed at seeing that problem coming and handling it properly.

Not directly related to funding, but in general the city has slowed down and stopped opening as many charter schools without thinking about the demand. It is actually part of the boundary review report that came out last year. Also the birth rate in DC has gone down so there are fewer kids applying to too many open seats, especially east of the river.[/quote]

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