Hardy, 2015
What makes charter school funding a point of contention?
With education funds scarce in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the debate over how charter schools get their money has never been more polarized.
The stakes are huge: In the 2013-14 school year, 176 charter schools educated 129,000 students statewide, at a cost to Pennsylvania school districts of more than $1.2 billion.
About half those schools and students are located in Philadelphia; they account for 30 percent of the Philadelphia School District’s operating budget.