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FCSA Fights for Charter School Teachers Salaries

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases, Uncategorized
administrative fee, charter school funding, DeSantis, Ralph Arza, teacher salary
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October 9, 2020 — When the Florida Charter School Alliance team learned that some districts were planning to withhold a percentage of the teacher salary allocation — as an administrative fee — from charter schools, Ralph Arza, Director of Governmental Affairs, took immediate action.  He contacted Superintendents, state and Florida Department of Education officials and…
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Per Student Allocation, Capital Outlay Funding for the 2019-2020 school year

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
#FEFP, 2019 legislative session, captial outlay, charter school funding, per student funding
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There are several variable that influence the per student K12 funding formula in Florida. Below is a brief breakdown of the Florida Education Finance Program, or FEFP,  and how much funding charter schools can expect to receive in the 2019-2020 school year.  The figures below are estimates. Charter School Funding for the 2019-2010 School Year…
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The biggest school choice myth that just won’t die

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
capital outlay, charter facts, charter school funding, money follows child, myths
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By Ron Matus on August 14, 2018 RefinED – Myths about school choice are like zombies. You can land a blow here and there, and sometimes knock one down for a spell. But they always come back, ugly as ever. The most persistent and pernicious myth about school choice is that it drains/diverts/siphons funding from…
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Who is Making a Killing from Kids? (Hint: It’s not charter school companies)

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
Academica, BridgePrep, charter school funding, CSUSA, for profit charter schools, student funding
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John Locke Foundation – August 2, 2017 – According to many on the Left, the most terrifying creatures in the public education sector are companies that are contracted to operate public charter schools. Last month, the NAACP released their Task Force on Quality Education report, which called for a moratorium on so-called “for-profit charter schools.”…
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Building Hope Awarded $1.75 Million

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
Building Hope, charter school funding, facilities funding
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September 30, 2016 – Building Hope has been selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI) to receive a $1.75 million award to increase lending to charter schools. This is the second grant awarded to Building Hope by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund.…
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STATEWIDE POLL: Florida Parents Support Charter Schools

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases, Research & Publications
#educationfunding, #NCSW, charter school funding, Charter school support, poll
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FLORIDA – 01/27/2016 – The Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA) today released new polling data demonstrating a majority of parents in the state support a constitutional amendment to mandate that local capital tax dollars be distributed equally to all public school students. Florida parents polled also overwhelmingly support equal education funding for all students, whether they attend…
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