tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420931743669274643.post677063203583879397..comments2024-03-25T15:49:09.972-04:00Comments on Whos of Who-cester: New Hampshire puts a moratorium on charter schools until they fund what they have.Tracy Novickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988285248618452154noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420931743669274643.post-16390728779770472462012-09-29T23:38:37.489-04:002012-09-29T23:38:37.489-04:00Here in Washington State, we are currently faced w...Here in Washington State, we are currently faced with an initiative (Initiative 1240) that would create 40 charter schools, with no funding attached.<br /><br />Proponents continually argue that this is just no problem at all because "the money follows the student" (from the neighborhood schools.) Any attempt to point out that additional schools cost money to staff and operate seems to fall on deaf ears. <br /><br />To make matters worse, our per pupil spending is already much lower than what you get in Massachusetts. I shudder to think what is going to happen to our education budget should this thing pass.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219825964164666489noreply@blogger.com