Even Sen. John Thrasher Questions Academica Charter Schools’ St. Johns County Bid
Well, it’s because they like to cherry-pick students, Senator. And they think they can do so because theydropped $100,000 into choice-privatization zealot, John Kirtley’s PAC before the primary earlier this month. .
But John Thrasher’s puzzlement is still a bit of a surprise. Reports St. Augustine Record reporter Marcia Lane:
But John Thrasher’s puzzlement is still a bit of a surprise. Reports St. Augustine Record reporter Marcia Lane:
The district would lose about $12.8 million yearly in state funds and need 200 fewer teachers based on the peak number of students that could go to the new charters.
Each student going to a charter pulls the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) funding away from the district’s traditional public schools. Fewer students also mean fewer teachers would be required in