[ComputerGuy]

Money quote:
Gerber said it's unfair to hold these predominantly minority charter schools to the same standards as regular schools that don't have similar demographics.

[knarf]

"Money quote: (and follows) "

Thanx ... saves me from having to read the racist $h!t.

[HighlyOpinionated]

. . . it's unfair to hold these predominantly minority charter schools to the same standards as regular schools that don't have similar demographics.

And THIS is one example of the "dumbing down" of the USofA.

[CriticalJ]

I hope that quote follows Gerber everywhere he goes.

By the way, he might be right. Since charter schools have more freedom that traditional schools, but use tax dollars, they should have higher standards than other schools. I don’t think he meant that though.

[Tax-chick]

One sympathizes with an institution starting with a low-performing population, but the information is “out there” on what works to improve the basic academic results with these students. If a school is not seeing improvement, then it’s a reasonable assumption that it’s not trying what’s known to work.