Nevertheless, getting the government out of the business of education, is the best way to go.
There’s been a steady decline in literacy and academics for the last hundred years or so, since the implementation of the graded system as we now have it.
There’s nothing that the government can’t ruing once it gets its hands on it, including educating our children.
If the government could do such a great job, that doesn’t explain the test results and graduation rates of private and home schools.
The problem is that a number of these charter schools (at least in the Buffalo area) are providing education worse than in Public schools. And to compound the sin they are being run as either social engineering experiments or with a political (Read that as LIBERAL) Agenda.
I don't know how familiar you are with Buffalo, It is like Chiago with out the good conservative base (That was intended to be a major sarcastic comment, with just a touch of hyperbole)
Every one needs to have their hand in the pie.
Sankofa was another social experiment gone awry. Two years ago the Applied Techologies Middle school opened up. I applied for a position there. Most of the computer labs had enough computers for 1/2 to 2/3 of the students, the rest were running around- maybe it was recess, and maybe it wasn't.
At the High school they also had an opening for substitues they payed $80 per day more thean most sub positions. The work hours were from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Counting lunch that is $10/ hour. The regular teachers made $100 per day.
A friend of mine took a regular teacher position and quit after less then 2 months. He said they were the worst behaived students he had ever seen, and that the aids were worse then some of the kids.
On the other hand Buffalo has an Applied Technologies magnet school that is the exact opposite. My friend took a sub position there and loves it.
Improvements need to be made all the way around, but Parental involvement is key