i see a lot of criticism of charter schools being “run like businesses” and profiting off of tax money in the context that traditional public schools dont do that. but i dont understand because both of them are public funded and dont cost the student anything right? so how are they run like businesses and how are they profiting off tax payer money anymore than public schools are? not looking for opinions just an explanation on how theyre different
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No two students cost the same to educate. Students with disabilities (physical, learning, etc.) typically demand more resources. Public schools are obligated to take all students. Charter and private schools can arrange it so that they don’t have to deal with the more expensive students. Per-pupil costs for a district include those expensive students, skewing them higher. Since charter schools don’t have to deal with them, the public funding they receive is in *excess* of their actual per-pupil costs, and the school/company running the school pockets the difference.
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