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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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Miami-Dade Closes Four Public Charters and Approves 19 New Ones

http://www.miamiherald.com/486/story/777903.html

Last week, the Miami-Dade School Board voted to close four public charter schools -- and approved contracts for 19 new ones. According to Miami-Dade records, the four schools facing closings had been running deficits for multiple years. The board voted to close the schools citing their failure to be "financially responsible." Teachers at the schools have been hit hard. "It's devastating to me," said Vonesia Campbell, who teaches at Excel Academy, "because we were not given a chance or an opportunity to correct things."

Source: Miami Herald (free registration required)
Date: 11/19/2008
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