-Many charter schools in states with a grade lettering system have special provisions that allow them to be held to far less stringent standards, for up to five years in some cases, than public schools. So the local urban school is “failing” and the situation fix is to open a charter, the charter gets, as an example, two years waiver from jump, two years waiver of certain metrics that public’s are judged on; the fifth year is the shit or get off the pot year, and when they are being judged on the same level as the traditional public schools and fail, they appeal to a Board that’s often full of political appointees of the Governor (99% R Governors) who supports the charters and the destruction of public education.
-Charter schools can deny students that public school must legal provide education and services to.
-Staying this theme; “follow the money” applies to the education game too; while the Gates and Walton Foundations get a lot of national pub about “choice” in education; there are many regionals and local orgs throwing huge sums of money at politicians in your state. These donations are often done via 2nd, 3rd and 4th parties.
-If a lot of out of state or out of area money is getting thrown at certain school board candidates in your city, the push for more “choice” schools and less local public schools is in full force.
-The aim of “reformers” isn’t “closing the achievement gap” or “high-quality” education for all kids; it’s the destruction of the public teachers union.
