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News & Updates

  • Charter Schools Threaten to Sue D.C. for Funding: Parity Pursued Across Nation
    Source: The Washington Times Go to Full Article
  • Dallas-Area School Districts Seek to Balance Student Funding Inequalities
    Source: The Dallas Morning News Go to Full Article
  • City Charter School is Owed $1.5 Million
    Source: St. Louis Post Go to Full Article

Featured Case Library Documents

State Superior Court

Craven (AZ-2009)

Plaintiffs filed suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint focuses on the funding discrepancies...

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State Superior Court

Hobday (AZ-2009)

Plaintiffs filed suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint focuses on the funding discrepancies...

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State Court of Appeals

City Neighbors (MD-2006)

The City Neighbors Charter School (City Neighbors), (joined also with Patterson Park Public Charter School (Patterson Park)) filed suit against

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Data, Facts & Information

More than 1.6 million students now attend nearly 5,000 public charter schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia

The student population has grown 11% and the number of schools has grown 8% since one year ago (2007-2008)

62% of public charter school students are non-white and 48% qualify for free and reduced price lunch (compared with 45% non-white and 45% free and reduced price lunch in all public schools)

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