03-02-2005, 03:30 PM
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pixie of the wood
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by Lilith
Problem is that the schools the government is paying the kids to go to here don't even have to take the accountability tests (that the public ones do) so there is no real proof they are better, only holier. I love charter schools, when they actually live their charters 
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yep!...there are lots of parents falling for the hook that some of the more poorly run charter schools dangle out there that makes them believe just because it's new it's better. it's up to the parents to investigate them...many moms and dads are under the false impresssion that all the teachers are certified and that the curriculum meets govn't standards, and do not realize that thay are in fact almost totally exempt from those standards. in pa at least, charter schools are not even required to have a school nurse...kinda scary. but like most anything privately run...the good ones will survive and the others won't. even with the govn't funding cause, here, the local gov'ts only pay the charter(s) based on # of kids from their district that attend. |