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Against all the odds, D.C.’s public charter schools are raising the bar for public education in the District.

But charters receive fewer public funds than D.C.’s traditional public schools.

That’s unfair.

Charters are public schools and should receive the same level of public funding as the city-run public schools. Mayor Fenty tried to cut the public charter school’s buildings budget by 26%.

Will Mayor Gray treat charter students fairly and ensure equal funding for charter students?

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