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Charter leaders and some principals urge fair funding and faster special‑education appeals process
Summary
Representatives of Chicago charter networks and operators told the board they face chronic underfunding, asked for elimination of certain holdbacks and a reduction of the 3% management fee, and urged changes to the special‑education appeal threshold that they say makes it harder to secure additional resources midyear.
Charter school advocates, operators and a charter network official addressed the Chicago Board of Education on Aug. 28 urging equitable funding for charter students and changes to special‑education appeal procedures. Speakers from the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, Noble Schools and Instituto de Progreso Latino said current CPS practices reduce charter funding below the statutory per‑pupil amounts and…
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