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CCAT director: Amendment about options
Local charter school head believes 'yes' vote wont harm school districts
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Students work at the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology in this file photo. - photo by Herald File
The idea that a proposed constitutional amendment giving the state power to create charter schools would siphon money away from struggling public school districts, promote private institutions and disperse funds to schools with low academic standards is touted often by the measure’s opponents. There is a problem, though, with that thought, said Corliss Reese, the director of the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology.It’s a myth, he said. Rather than being afforded money that belongs to the school districts, charter supporters say the schools would receive funds they deserve.
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