The answer to solving our problem with public education is to fund all schools equally.
The problem with Charter Schools are many. Primarily that Charter Schools which represent 4% of our kids take the money from the 96% of the rest of the kids in public schools – mostly the very ones that need the money the most. There are also other factors that bode poorly for Charter schools.
Charter Schools play to the kids of involved parents rather than to all students which leaves the vast majority of kids behind.
They are formed outside standard public educational regulations, making for less education requirements and pay for teachers and silly curriculum.
Over all Charter schools show little if any improvement over public schools results.
Charter schools depend upon busing which is only okay when not used for integration.
And of course the reason for them. They act as the stepping stone for the Republican led destruction of public education in lieu of school vouchers. Which forces us all to pay for Pat Robertson’s, Westboro Baptist, Ted Nugent’s and the Koch Brothers school franchises.
A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract or charter with the state or jurisdiction. The charter exempts the school from selected state or local rules and regulations. In return for funding and autonomy, the charter school must meet the accountability standards articulated in its charter. A school’s charter is reviewed periodically (typically every 3 to 5 years) by the group or jurisdiction that granted its charter and can be revoked if guidelines on curriculum and management are not followed or if the standards are not met (U.S. Department of Education 2000). The first law allowing the establishment of charter schools was passed in Minnesota in 1991. In school year 2010-11, charter schools legislation had been passed in 41 states and the District of Columbia. In Maine, no charter schools were operational in 2010-11, even though the establishment of them had been approved. In the following states, charter school legislation has not been passed: Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia