It's a national problem. This from Virginia, but could be anywhere. ==================================================== "The primary public support for charter schools is in large measure based on a lack of confidence that public schools provide the best education possible for our children. With that in mind, it is easy to appreciate the allure of alternate forms of public education — whether private schools, vouchers or charter schools.
"However, regardless of the funding formula established for a charter school, it will have a disproportionate negative impact on the public education budget. Any lessening in the budget will have a serious impact on the delivery of educational services. "Because the majority of charter schools do not serve students with significant mental, emotional or physical challenges, the percentage of students with those needs would increase in the public schools. Depending upon the demographics of the area, charter schools would selectively remove more academically oriented students and students with actively involved parents. "In the event charter schools are widely established, the reality is that without additional funding the public school system will suffer. Charter schools will cost the taxpayer more money to maintain even the current standard of educational services in the public schools. _Charter schools impact funding -- dailypress.com_ (http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-ed_wedtopletter_1121nov21,0,4419983.story) **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)
