What is valid opposition to charter schools?

Charter schools are like lifeboats ... You may not be able to get every deserving person aboard this one or that one, but you feel that you HAVE to do something. . read more

One public school teacher friend who opposed charter schools for several reasons, but the one I remember is that supplies from her school went to the charter schools (a valid concern), had no problem with the fact that another teacher in the public school where she taught had finally mastered the art of class management and now had to study up on history, the subject she was teaching without having a background in it. read more

Students in charter middle schools out-perform those in public schools by two to three years' worth of learning in math and about half that in reading. The mysterious enigma can be unraveled, however. read more

Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money (and like other schools, may also receive private donations) but have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter. read more