tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post865839523461899948..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Charter Law; Kinda, Sorta OverturnedMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3425267527256627032013-12-15T15:40:11.337-08:002013-12-15T15:40:11.337-08:00Frankly, anyone could have seen this coming.
The ...Frankly, anyone could have seen this coming.<br /><br />The promoters of 1240 kept saying it was the best written law (it's not, ask the Charter Commission and AG). <br /><br />But they got a lot of this (plus that lovely conversion charter part) from a template. Those writers did NOT know that Washington State is unique in the country in how our state constitution considers public education. <br /><br />That was their flaw (and it may be fatal). <br /><br />Find another money stream for charters? I'll believe that simply because there are those who believe they MUST get charters underway so that they can argue damage if they try to close them later. But for all the "no new revenue streams for education" so where will the money come from?Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10573182036950645972013-12-14T09:43:21.625-08:002013-12-14T09:43:21.625-08:00Keep an eye on the legislature. I'm understan...Keep an eye on the legislature. I'm understanding that the legislature can create a new funding stream for privately managed charter schools. and are not considered "common schools".Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71488039002996132062013-12-13T11:29:23.544-08:002013-12-13T11:29:23.544-08:00Here's my take on it What the court ruling on ...Here's my take on it <a href="http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/what-the-court-ruling-on-charter-schools-means-for-the-state-of-washington-so-far/" rel="nofollow">What the court ruling on charter schools means for the state of Washington, so far</a>Doranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24761458421487931982013-12-13T09:45:15.224-08:002013-12-13T09:45:15.224-08:00The property tax limitation doesn't really mat...The property tax limitation doesn't really matter much unless the total dollars for charter schools exceeds the income from sales taxes. that's pretty much what Hunter is saying--we'll pretend that this piece of money is only funded by sales taxes, or lottery, or whatever. Eric Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87978768185878072482013-12-13T05:26:31.723-08:002013-12-13T05:26:31.723-08:00While it appears a bit meaningful that the judge d...While it appears a bit meaningful that the judge determined that charter schools are not common schools - at least for some purposes - this ruling doesn't matter.<br /><br />This case will be decided by the Supreme Court and nowhere else. Whether either side scored a win, a loss, or a tie at this level is almost meaningless.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15789714743160919102013-12-12T22:52:06.283-08:002013-12-12T22:52:06.283-08:00Not sure, but Gates has provided League of Educati...Not sure, but Gates has provided League of Education Voters with $4.2M for charter expansion in Wa. State.<br /><br />Gates has also sent dollars to California for charter expansion in Washington.<br /><br />http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database/Grants/2013/10/OPP1095105<br /><br />Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-79575140998507704332013-12-12T22:45:23.002-08:002013-12-12T22:45:23.002-08:00Watching, I read all that but what they are saying...Watching, I read all that but what they are saying does make a lot of sense. What money do they propose to use to fund charters if not state tax money? And would you want to open a charter school with this lack of clarity especially around funding?Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-30107426512075670852013-12-12T22:42:18.020-08:002013-12-12T22:42:18.020-08:00Last year the legislature left Olympia without a t...Last year the legislature left Olympia without a transportation package, and funded education by eliminating COLA and moving school construction dollars to operations.<br /><br />Here is what Ross Hunter has to say:<br /><br />"Charters could exist without state property-tax dollars, he said, but the Legislature would have to fund them through other means.<br /><br />House Appropriations Chairman Ross Hunter, D-Medina, said he hadn’t yet read the ruling, but he doesn’t think it will have much impact.<br /><br />Even if charter schools can’t be financed with state property taxes, he said, “We use all kinds of money to pay for public schools.”<br /><br />http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022452464_charterrulingxml.htmlWatchingnoreply@blogger.com