Michigan Capitol Confidential today is reporting that a major teachers union in Michigan claimed an online charter public school operator made $522 million in profits in 2011, but the company actually had revenues of that much. The state chapter of the American Federation of Teachers made the claim in a legislative update opposing Senate Bill 619. You can read more about the expansion of parental choice and educational options that lifting the cap on cyber charter schools offers here.
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