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Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show

Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show12 aug34 min

Andrew Camp and Collin Hitt join Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Moving Target: The Success and Failure of Missouri’s Charter School Funding Surge, a new Fordham report by David, Andrew, and Collin. They examine Missouri’s effort to close the charter funding gap, how schools used the additional money, and why true funding parity remained out of reach. They also discuss the effects on staffing, teacher retention, and student achievement. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern...