We believe all students in our public schools deserve an excellent education and an equitable share of the school system’s resources.
The city’s charter school alliance demanded an increase of over $600 per pupil in the most recent budget, even after state funding for education was cut by nearly $23 million. When the city school board refused, some charter school operators filed suit against the school district. The outcome of the suit could require a shift of tens of millions of dollars to charter schools, likely at the expense of equity for traditional neighborhood schools.
Therefore, we have united to call for:
• Litigating charter operators to drop their lawsuit so that they can engage in open negotiations,
• District-wide school funding negotiations in public that include traditional neighborhood school representatives,
• Equitable funding for all students, whether they attend a charter or traditional neighborhood school, and
• A unified approach to fight for more state funding
