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Senator and local officials say charter and voucher growth strains public-school funding
Summary
Senator Chevron Jones and local officials at the Opelika town hall described how charter schools, vouchers and homeschooling have reduced public-school enrollment and funding, and they urged legislative fixes such as prorated funding when students move midyear.
At an Opelika listening session, State Senator Chevron Jones and local officials discussed declining public-school enrollment tied to charter schools, universal vouchers and homeschooling, and described the funding consequences for impacted schools.
Jones traced the trend to policy changes beginning in 2001 and the growth of private vouchers and universal-school-choice programs. "If I could get $7,196 per child, get that into a block grant," Jones said, describing how per-pupil funding can follow a child to a private or charter setting. He…
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