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In Washington, DC, 43% of the city's public school students are enrolled in charter schools, and still the demand vastly outstrips the supply (more).
Clearly, parents want charter schools and, since it's their children and their tax dollars, it follows that governments should make charter schools available. H/T CB
A free market is fair to all: parents, teachers and tax payers. The government, the teachers, and moe have to let go of their fears and allow parents and teachers make their own decisions as to how they want to teach and for parents how they want to raise and educate their children. As citizens this right to choose belongs to all of us.
As opposed to Charter Schools why are not public schools given more autonomy to be administered?
To date, Robert, your suggestion hasn’t worked. The definition of crazy is trying the same thing over and over but expecting a different outcome. Therefore, in NA we taxpayers are definitely crazy. States in the U. S. and Canada have tried giving parents more power, but the state-run monopolies are so powerful politically, and so firmly entrenched that this has failed. Something new needs to be tried—break the state-run monopolies by the introduction of competition/school choice.
So you are saying all those in public education are crazy. If it works in charter schools why can it not work in public schools. Charters don’t have the monopoly on creativity.
No, that’s not what I’m saying.
What makes Public Schools different from Charter Schools? Inclusivity & equality and the government meddling.
Robert, going to have to disagree with you. Inclusivity & equality are not hallmarks of the public education system. If fact, its at the bottom levels, is where all the inequities abound and teem. It can be clearly shown in the data streams.
However, autonomy at the school level, could go a long way to correct all the inequities at the schools. But for that to happen, a compete transformation of the public education model’s structure that allows control and authority to the school level.
Ergo, a free market with complete slate of choices which includes charter schools across Canada and the public education system. Where I live, I can’t see a charter school, but I can see a voucher system on the go, where kids attend the public school, allowing parents vouchers, the freedom to go else where without moving to another school or private services for tutoring that lie outside of their small community.
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