Why Money Shouldn’t “Follow the Child” | AFT Connecticut: "How much would a district have to lose before it just couldn’t afford to do business anymore? At what point does keeping a school district open remain viable? Remember what happened to our colleagues in Pennsylvania at the Chester Upland district. Charter school enrollment was growing, and it was generally felt that the charter schools were siphoning off resources from the public school district. The district reacted by cutting staff and abandoning classes in the arts and language, while the charter schools beefed up resources and offerings. But don't forget this: charter schools do not serve every student in the community, only select individual students. We must decide whether we are going to continue to support one of the institutions that has made our country great: public education for all. We need to keep investing in each child in the system, as well as investing in each other as a whole community."
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