But, he adds, there is still no definitive evidence that charter schools do a better job than established public schools. Milwaukee is considering a similar route. The city's Common Council has already approved the rules and regulations it would follow in granting and overseeing city-run charters. In November, Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson signed legislation that allows the city government to oversee charter schools that are granted by the city, not the Milwaukee school district. Although the phenomenon of cities creating and running their own charter schools is not yet worth calling a trend, it's possible that the rapid growth of charters in other places could spur more cities to consider the idea.
School districts receive state and federal aid based on the number of students they educate.
Some observers worry that if charter schools continue to attract students away from established public schools, those schools will suffer. The resulting program cuts, increased class sizes, and lack of funds for new and innovative projects are devastating to the education of the majority of children in the established public schools. Foundation funds vouchers in San Antonio A private foundation in San Antonio has raised the stakes in the controversy over public school vouchers. For the first time in the United States, vouchers are being offered to students in an entire school district. Nearly all the 14,000 students in the Edgewood District, one of the poorest sections of San Antonio, would be eligible to apply for the vouchers.