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Complying with Missouri Charter School Funding (2006)

July 27, 2006. A written request to Missouri Commissioner Kent King that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education change its charter school funding calculations to comply with state law after discovering the July payment was significantly less than required.

Charter School Efforts in Missouri (2005)

February 11, 2005. Notes on various charter school related items, including an effort to create a statewide charter school association, the landscape of charter school facilities, charter school achievement, and improving charter school law.

Connecticut Conference Call

May 2, 2007. A telephone meeting discussing what a lawsuit in Connecticut could accomplish with respect to equitable charter school funding. Effort is part of the Fiscal Equity Campaign.

Connecticut Funding Analysis (2007)

June 7, 2007. CER asked Aspire Consulting to evaluate the revenue provided to Connecticut districts and and companion charter schools for FY 2006 with the objective of determining if charter schools are receiving their fair portion of revenue under the state’s funding formula.

Debunking the Real Estate Risk of Charter Schools (2005)

A study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation using CER data reveals that landlords and real estate lenders who are wary of dealing with charter schools may perceive the schools as much riskier clients than they actually are.

Charter School Funding Challenge (2006)

August 25, 2006. Overview and executive summary, legal analysis, and next steps if the litigation will go forward.

Fiscal Equity Campaign: Funding Challenge Review and Response (2007)

July 2, 2007. A look at state statutes in Connecticut, Georgia, and Missouri from Kevin P. Chavous, partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rossenthal LLP.

Fiscal Equity Campaign: Review of Education Codes (2007)

December 20, 2007. A review of education codes for the states of Connecticut, Georgia andMissouri. Thecodereviewsweredesignedtodeterminetheframeworkineachstate by which education entities are funded.

Charter School Statutory Violations (2007)

May 23, 2007.  The following memo outlines the factual information needed regarding charter schools in order to allege violations of state statues in Connecticut, Missouri, and Georgia. This effort is part of the Fiscal Equity Campaign.

By Laws of Unity Charter School

A Morristown, New Jersey public school of choice that faced a legal battle with the Morris School District in 1998.