But as the traditional public school system grows after years of declining enrollment and charters continue to open, some charters are scrambling for space. The D.C. government owns 144 of those structures, leasing 30 of those campuses to public charter schools. Because D.C. Public Schools is growing, the city needs to keep its academic facilities, the deputy mayor said. But the city would consider sharing space with charter schools on traditional public school campuses that have capacity. “The era of [D.C. Public Schools] being able to give over buildings to charters is over,” Kihn said.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2019 21:17 UTC