I sure hope that they do!

“The district estimates that the Renaissance Plan will save $75-$99 million in operating costs per year. Additionally, $22 million will be saved by eliminating the costs incurred by shutting down schools. Bobb estimated $21.85 million in revenue will be brought in by leases from the charter schools, since the district will still own the school facilities.”

Looking for ways to cut expenditures. The next links are other current approaches.

1. “First, in the original version of the bill, online providers would have received 60 percent of funding up front for each student, with the remaining 40 percent to come only if the student successfully completed the course. The revisions now mean that providers will receive 50 percent up front and 50 percent upon successful completion. While some will worry that this raises the bar too high for providers—particularly more innovative start-ups—I actually think this will be a good thing for students, as it will further align the incentives for providers to focus on student outcomes. In the longer run, if Utah creates or aligns behind high-quality embedded and end-of-course assessments that allow for multiple pathways to show mastery; students, parents, and teachers believe in them; and the state ties the notion of successful completion to them, the incentives around true student learning could be even better.”
http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelhorn/2011/03/10/utah-pushes-forward-toward-student-centric-learning/

2. “After months of study, roiling controversy and emotional debate, the Douglas County school board Tuesday night unanimously approved a groundbreaking plan to help pay tuition for hundreds of students to attend private schools.

The pilot program, which will be reviewed each year, would make up to 500 students eligible to receive $4,575 to attend a private school in the 2011-12 school year.

“This is an important night for Douglas County,” said board president John Carson. “This is the finest school district in the state of Colorado, and I believe the action we take tonight will make it even better.”

The district estimates it would save about $3 million by having 500 fewer students. The district would pay about $2.29 million in voucher scholarships, but when CSAP and other expenses are deducted, the district might actually net $402,500.”
Read more: Douglas County school board unanimously OKs voucher plan to help pay for private-school tuition - The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_17623486

3. “Bilfinger Berger has won an order for a public-private partnership project in Northern Ireland with an investment volume of more than €60 million. The Group will lead a consortium that will finance, design and build two school buildings and, upon completion, operate them for a period of 25 years. Bilfinger Berger Project Investments holds a 70-percent share in the project company and will make an equity investment of approximately €4 million.”
http://www.bilfinger.com/en/Press/Press-Releases/2011/listing/Bilfinger-Berger-to-build-and-operate-schools-in-Northern-Ireland

Bilfinger is hot and heavy in education in Europe. Could it be coming to a big Canadian city in the not so near future?
http://www.bilfinger.com/en/Home