Posted on 08/21/2008 7:05:44 AM PDT by shrinkermd
America's first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992. Sixteen years later, there are 4,128 charter schools educating 1.24 million students in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Another 300 to 400 are expected to open in the coming school year.
Charter schools are public schools, but they are very different. The Center for Education Reform's 2008 Annual Survey reports that responding charter schools are one-third smaller than conventional public schools, with about 348 students, compared with 521. They spend less—about $7,625 per student, compared with $9,138 in public schools—and they receive only about 61% of the per pupil government funding that other public schools receive. They nevertheless offer longer school days, longer school years, often performance-based pay for teachers and more innovative curricula than conventional public schools. The majority of charter school students are classified as minority (52%), at risk (50%) or low income (54%).
Most important, charter school students often outperform other public school students. The Center for Education Reform reports that last year in Colorado, 73.3% of third- through eight-grade charter school students "performed at or above proficiency in reading, as opposed to 67.7% of conventional public school students." In California charter middle school's median Academic Performance Index was 767, compared with 726 in traditional middle schools
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Craphead headline by the WSJ.
Indeed.
I am not even going to read this stupid article praising that awful little man!!!
I think it’s a great headline. Conservatives know McCain is prolife. But the headline will grab the attention of liberals who think liberalism stands for freedom (and choice), and may help change their minds.
You are joking right?
Charter schools are the best!
My daughter attended one and my nephews go to one in OH.
They educate without the crap.
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