The Business of Charter Schools
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-01-25/business-charter-schools
Lofty educational goals and innovative ideas help to get most charter schools off the ground. But behind the scenes of the charter system is a maze of complex business transactions -- like financing, compliance regulations and property deals. We explore the business behind charter education and the labyrinth of issues involved.
Guests
Emily Lawson
Founder and CEO of DC Prep charter school
Kathleen deLaski
Senior Program Officer for Education, The Walton Family Foundation
Nelson Smith
President of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
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Barnaby Towns here. I am Director of Communications for Friends of Choice in Urban Schools, which promotes school reform in the District via the development of high-quality public charter schools.
A point on charter facilities funding in the District:
In the last D.C. budget, D.C. public charter schools received less than half the public facilities funding that city-run schools receive on a per-student basis.
FOCUS website www.focusdc.org