Charter Schools vs. Democracy
Posted: March 14, 2014 Filed under: Charters, Corporate reform Leave a commentOccasionally, fans of reform are pretty clear and direct about what they want. Here’s one such example. Reed Hastings is a heavy investor in one charter chain, and at the California Charter Schools Association annual conference, he delivered a keynote address in which he was quite clear about what’s wrong with schools– it’s that whole democratically elected school board thing that has to go.
How Do Charter Schools Work
Posted: March 10, 2014 Filed under: Charters Leave a commentCharter schools have been a growing feature of the reformy landscape. Both the Bush and Obama administration have promoted charter schools, and they are a darling of many reformers.
This post from the blog Seattle Education lays out the basic differences between charter and pubic schools as well as addressing many of the myths surrounding them, including these:
Myth #1: Charter schools have this incredible and truly unbelievable success rate at graduating students on time.
Myth #2: Charter Schools do not take funding away from public schools.
Myth #3: Charter schools are public schools
Myth #4: Non-profit charter schools are OK, for-profit charter schools are not.
Myth #5: Charter schools are better than public school in terms of student performance.
