168801 external_news 1352197506 1475893566 Georgia school districts that serve almost 90 percent of the state's students stand to gain financially when a state-authorized charter school opens in their community, according to a study by Christine Ries, professor in the School of Economics. No local funding goes to the state-approved charter school, meaning all local property and sales taxes remain with the district to be spent on the remaining students. Source: Peach Pundit, November 6, 2012; Amplifier, November 5, 2012

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