Commentary on Charter School Financial models, Compare to K-12 Districts

School Finance:

About a year ago, I released this report:

In which Gary Miron and I discuss various methods by which charter school operators work largely within existing policy constraints, to achieve financial gain. While working on this report, I explored various other topics that did not make the final cut, in part because I was then, and continue to have difficulty gathering sufficient information. The other day, however this article was posted on LA Weekly about wage extraction by “Gulen” charter schools:

Madison spends nearly $20,000 per student annually, despite long term, disastrous reading results.