More Than a Building: Facilities, Funding & the Future of Charter Schools

In this episode of the DC Charter School Alliance’s Leaders in Conversation, we take a closer look at the facilities and funding challenges facing DC’s public charter schools and what those challenges mean for school leaders, educators, and students. From navigating financing and a changing regulatory environment to managing aging buildings and making difficult decisions about resources, facilities can pull leaders away from their core focus of teaching and learning. Shawn Hardnett of Statesmen College Preparatory Academy, Margie Yeager of EdForward, and Ely Ross of Ross Consulting Group join DC Charter School Alliance Executive Director Ariel Johnson to discuss the realities schools face and what more equitable funding could make possible.