http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/23/AR2005082301527_pf.html
The newly released school funding report comparing revenue between public charter schools and regular schools has renewed debate on whether the District of Columbia’s charter schools receive a fair share of public education dollars. The study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that charter schools in the District received $3,552 less per-pupil funding than regular public schools. In releasing the report, researchers acknowledged that the large gap was based on data from 2002-03 and that the funding of D.C. charter schools has increased since then. "D.C. has one of the most equitable funding mechanisms across the land," said Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Institute. "Local and federal officials should be congratulated for that." Nevertheless, the report has sparked disagreement about whether the distribution of funding between D.C. charter and regular schools is fair.
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Date: 08/24/2005
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