Task force examines school-district reserve growth; members push for normalized comparisons
Presenters showed school districts hold about $4.6 billion in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents versus roughly $430 million for charter schools; members asked for per-student and 5-year rolling metrics to put percentage growth into context.
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Presenters highlighted that school districts reported about $4.6 billion in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents last year while charter schools reported roughly $430 million. Committee members stressed absolute-dollar totals and percentage growth tell different stories: charter schools can show large percent increases from smaller bases even when their absolute balances remain far below district totals.
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