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Originally Posted by MrButtons
But isn't the governance of them much different? Like public is much more scrutinized in terms of spending on school boards rather than the individual charter schools going straight to the ministry, no? I also don't actually think Charters are the problem, but don't private schools also get public funding? Genuine q as my info may be a touch outdated clearly..
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Charters get 100% of the funding public gets and have to take applicants on a lottery basis. They don't/can't charge tuition.
Private schools get a fraction of the public level funding from the government and can be more selective if they want to (eg some have an admissions test). They can charge additional tuition without a limit.
IMO the problem isn't charters or private schools - the problem is the government systemically underfunding education in the province.