Wednesday, November 25, 2009

OUSD Expenditures Per Pupil: Charter vs. Traditional Public Schools

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This is a comparison between per pupil spending at Oakland Unified School District’s charter schools and its traditional public schools. The figures were obtained from the SARCs (School Accountability Report Cards) currently posted on the OUSD Web site, section VIII - School Finances.*

OUSD Charter Schools
Expenditures Per Pupil
(Fiscal Year 2006-07)
Expenditures
Per Pupil
(Basic)
Expenditures
Per Pupil
(Supplemental)
Total
Expenditures
Per Pupil
MEDIAN
$6950
$1200
$8764
RANGE
$5113-$8757
$276-$5505
$5931-13290
AVERAGE
$7063
$1693
$8740
OUSD Traditional Public Schools
Expenditures Per Pupil
(Fiscal Year 2006-07)
Expenditures
Per Pupil
(Basic)
Expenditures
Per Pupil
(Supplemental)
Total
Expenditures
Per Pupil
MEDIAN
$5015
$1613
$6492
RANGE
$4126-$6354
$241-$2899
$4630-$8886
AVERAGE
$4973
$1533
$6506
Charter Schools:
Highest Expenditures Per Pupil
(Fiscal Year 2006-07)
1. Oakland Military Institute
$13290
2. Oakland School For the Arts
$11000
3. Millsmont Academy
$10454
4. American Indian Public Charter School II
$9954
5. Monarch Academy
$9712

Monday, November 23, 2009

Calling Clever Wordsmiths!

My older daughter bought a button machine when she was in high school and had started a little business with a friend. A few years ago, I pulled it out of the closet and made this button when I was getting really agitated about what the Broad-regime was doing to Oakland’s public school system (also read here and especially here). I wanted to do more than just stand around quietly and watch the destruction.


I’ve been thinking about buttons again lately.


Perhaps as you relax over the Thanksgiving holidays, you’ll have a chance to play around and come up with some concise, clever phrases to help get our point across. If you do, please post them in the comments section below.


Here are a few ideas to start with:


Broad Out NOW!


Hit the Road, Eli Broad!


Vulture Edu-Philanthropists Out, NOW!


Say “NO!” to Privatizing Our Public Schools


Halt the Corporate Attack on Public Schools


Bill Gates Knows Jack Squat About Public Education


Force Out the Corporate Infestation of Public Education


Drive the Corporate Schemers Out of Public Education


Bill Gates Might Know Computers, But Knows Jack Squat About Public Education


Who knows, bumper stickers might not be far behind.


It's been a long dry spell, but more and more people are catching on and speaking out. The grassroots movement is growing stronger, and your help is needed to add to the momentum!


Thanks, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!


PS: IdiomSite might be helpful for ideas.