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Did You Know?
On average, the funding gap between charter schools and traditional schools is 22 percent, or $1,800 per pupil. The average charter school ends up with a total funding shortfall of nearly half a million dollars.

Source: Charter School Funding: Inequity’s Next Frontier

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California Teachers Explore Options at Charter Schools

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-charter16mar16,1,3733449.story

Due to state budget cuts, nearly 20,000 public school employees, including teachers, have been laid off. As a result, the Los Angeles Regional Charter Schools Job Fair last week was packed. While nearly every district in the state is cutting positions, charter administrators say they still have funds to grow because of their lower overhead and employee benefit costs, and a more streamlined bureaucracy.

Source: LA Times (free registration required)
Date: 03/16/2008


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