Matt Southerton writes in the Union Leader that charter schools help the towns where they are located, rather than siphon support from district schools as critics contend:
Several charter schools in New Hampshire are already helping districts and towns save money while providing a high quality education. Surry Village was forced to close its town school about two years ago. Since then, the students have been sent to out-of-district schools that charge the town tuition. This tuition currently costs the town about $10,000 per student. At the same time their school was closing, a group of teachers, parents and townsfolk worked to open a new charter school. The Surry Village Charter School now serves 41 students. SVCS is funded on about $5,000 per student from the state and additional community fundraising efforts that have raised about $160,000 this year.
Matt is director and co-founder of the New Hampshire Center for Innovative Schools.
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