As we head into the new year, it appears that many states will be cutting education budgets again. In Colorado, the projection is about a 3% cut, which brings the total cut to about 18% over the past five years.
Since charter schools already have to spend about 15% or more on facilities rental or bond payments that aren't paid for by districts (at least not through district per pupil funding), This means that charter schools now only can spend about 65% of what they should have on programs for kids.
I'm not sure how they continue to educate kids. Some will argue that they don't, but there are certainly some that do a great job, even though others are mediocre. However, the fact is that charter schools now cost the state of Colorado far less than district schools in most cases.
I'd love to hear how your school makes it in this difficult times. What have you cut? How have you found extra revenue?
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