{"id":3500,"date":"2020-07-06T10:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2020-07-06T21:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T04:17:01","slug":"california-democrats-pass-partisan-legislation-restricting-charter-school-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats Pass Partisan Legislation Restricting Charter School Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Nicholas Vetrisek<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

SB 98, a bill that severely restricts charter school funding, has officially passed both the State Senate and Assembly. The voting was almost entirely along party lines\u00a0in both legislative chambers, and Gov. Newsom signed it into law soon after passage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill essentially restricts charter school funding for next year to attendance numbers corresponding with this past year. This is a problem because the number of charter school students is expected to double as a result of the coronavirus-induced lockdowns. If a charter school had 50 students this year and is expecting 100 students next year, they will now only receive funds correspondent to having 50 students.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Schools shouldn't be forced to reopen<\/p>\n

Teachers shouldn't be forced to go back to schools<\/p>\n

But families also shouldn't be forced to fund schools that aren't adequately educating their children<\/p>\n

The money should follow the child to wherever they are receiving an education.<\/p>\n

— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) July 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n