National Economic Crisis a Factor Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 11, 2008; Page B02 The rapid growth of the District's charter school movement, which accounts for more than a third of the city's public school enrollment, is starting to see signs of cooling because of the national financial crisis, experts in the field say. Efforts to expand schools face longer roads to completion, hobbled by a smaller pool of potential investors and higher costs for access to capital. Charter officials also worry that recently opened small schools might have trouble securing lines of credit to meet regular business expenses. The city's 60 charter schools, spread over 92 campuses, receive a per-pupil allotment and an annual facilities allowance from the District, which will total about $360 million this year for an enrollment...
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