"Unfortunately, despite being a charter school, we're not funded at the same rate as New York City public schools,"
"If you broke it down per kid, it's effectively $12,000 less per student for charter school students."
"It's everything. It's the education. I see how much they improved the reading, the writing, how dedicated the teachers are,"
"The long hours, I know it's long hours, but the homework, the sports."
Thousands of parents, students, and educators marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand fair funding for New York City's charter schools. The rally began at Cadman Plaza with more than 200 charter schools represented. Organizers say charter schools educate one in six city students and that those students attend college at five times the national average. Charter schools do not receive the same funding levels or access to school buildings as district schools. KIPP NYC representative Leslie Bernard Joseph said charter students effectively receive about $12,000 less per pupil. Some critics called the demonstration a sacrifice of students' education for political gain.
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