Charter Fiscal Impact
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Charter Fiscal Impact is a nonpartisan project to help Tennesseans understand the financial stress that taxpayer-funded charter schools place on public schools.
Hendersonville, TN
Joined September 2022
Here’s proof various anti-public education groups pushing @GovBillLee’s privatization agenda grabbing taxpayer dollars from public schools are highly coordinated— They applied jointly for a big award 👇🏽🤔 💰 FLASHBACK: Here’s one running away from us —> https://t.co/GWTqSk1msm
👀 WATCH: A Charter School Lobbyist Runs Away 🏃🏾 @GovBillLee’s @TNedu Commish @SchwinnTeach Has DEEP TIES to Charter Lobbyists privatizing public education — and @TennesseeCAN lobbyist @VictorJEvans did NOT want to talk about his parent company’s ties to Penny. 🏃🏾♂️#FollowTheMoney
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Great news from Supreme Court. It leaves in tact a lower court holding that charter schools are state actors and, thus, must comply with the US Constitution. This is devastating news for those who think states can authorize religious charter schools.
reuters.com
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a North Carolina public charter school's defense of its blocked requirement that girls wear skirts - a student uniform policy that its founder...
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Maury County mayor: Charter school operator tries to sidestep ban on Common Core | Opinion https://t.co/zeCJBJS76f via @tennessean @chazmolder @ProEdTN
tennessean.com
ACE is the last thing we need in Maury County Public Schools. We don't need a charter operator affiliated with Hillsdale College.
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It's odd that RuCo Mayor Joe Carr, a long-time opponent of Common Core, invited Core-using Hillsdale to Rutherford - And that invitation will cost taxpayers $7 million a year: https://t.co/6zF78eTiCL
medium.com
A charter network’s proposal exposes the truth behind “Tennessee Standards”
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We’re proud that our charter fiscal impact study has been cited by one of America’s leaders in responsible government and sound public policy! @PubInterest does great work to protect democracy, promote public education, and combat privatization. Cc: @DerekWBlack @TNEdReport
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I find very little difference between most academic standards today. This is an excellent read.
fordhaminstitute.org
One of the arguments I’ve long made in support of Common Core is that properly understood and implemented, it’s a delivery mechanism for the ideas and work of E. D. Hirsch, Jr., and the Core Knowle...
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Well said: “You can’t say you’re against Common Core, but for Core Knowledge,” said JC Bowman, Executive Director of Professional Educators of Tennessee. “They’re both ideologically from the same place. They’re very interconnected.”
tennesseelookout.com
Hillsdale College's affiliated charter schools are asking for an exception in Tennessee law to teach a curriculum linked with Common Core.
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As Rutherford County Faces Budget Deficit, School Board Grants Tax Money to Hillsdale Charter School
tnedreport.com
New school could drain $7 million a year from county coffers Rutherford County is facing a serious budget crisis that could lead to a tax increase and the local school board just voted to exacerbat…
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Students, parents, teachers and taxpayers in @JMCSchools should be proud. This is Superintendent and School Board leadership in action ⬇️
This evening, our board approved the Resolution to deny the American Classical Education - JM. As I previously shared, we have enough contracted services. Let's not start contracting out our students when we are making progress! #winning
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Another loss for Hillsdale College, whose president insulted Tennessee teachers last year.
columbiadailyherald.com
The Maury County Board of Education heard the committee report evaluating the feasibility of an American Classical Academy charter school in Maury Co.
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Congratulations to students, parents, teachers and taxpayers in Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools. Your school district and school board are serving you well!
clarksvillenow.com
The CMCSS school board has formally voted on the charter school application for American Classical Academy Montgomery.
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Congratulations to students, parents, teachers and taxpayers in Robertson County. Your school district and school board are serving you well!
tennessean.com
The Robertson County Board of Education voted unanimously to deny the charter school application for American Classical Academy Robertson in a special called meeting Monday.
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Five proposed charter schools affiliated with controversial Michigan-based Hillsdale College would drain more than $17 million from Tennessee suburban and rural public schools during their first year of operation and $35 million at maximum enrollment https://t.co/la1eezYbQu
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We appreciate TN’s best edu-news outlet detailing the facts about the negative fiscal impact of charter schools. Unlike @ChalkbeatTN, the @TNEdReport isn’t funded by charter special interests and tells the truth about how these low-performing privately run schools drain tax $$$.
EXPOSED: Hillsdale Heist Would Drain $35 Million from Rural, Suburban School Districts
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Thriving school districts could avoid state charter appeals under Whitson bill https://t.co/V8wwRUfFpj via @TNLookout @StockardSam @ProEdTN
tennesseelookout.com
Tennessee Rep. Sam Whitson, R-Franklin, is sponsoring a bill to stop the state from overriding districts turning down charter school applicants.
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Happening Now: Our charter school ad hoc committee is having a Lunch & Learn hearing from Dr. Donna Wright on the fiscal impact of charter schools on a community. Dr. Wright spent 42 years as a teacher, administrator, and superintendent in Tennessee. Thank you, Dr. Wright!
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