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On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
the question is do you understand that when the parent makes that choice and the child moves to the charter school and the funding moves with the child, that leaves a funding gap at the previous school that it can't instantaneously or magically fill?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the funding challenges faced by traditional public schools when students switch to charter schools.

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