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[quote=Anonymous]I've lived in NYC and in Washington, D.C., and believe you me, the similarities between the cities and public schools far outweigh the differences. In both places, the public schools are poor (with several beautiful exceptions). The choices for parents are: lousy, perhaps dangerous school; horribly expensive private school, or move out of the city. I'm SO excited that these charter schools are being a reality. I'm rooting for the language schools in particular, because they address the poor language skills of many Americans. Oh, for an Italian charter school! 
Here's an excerpt from the NY Times article on a similar school in Brooklyn:
"When state officials approved the school, critics wondered whether it would become a publicly financed religious school masquerading as a place open to everyone. And after a battle for space, it landed in a yeshiva.

But as the school’s first year draws to a close, its classrooms are filled with a broad range of students, all seeming confident enough to jabber away as if they were elbowing their way down Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem. Perhaps surprisingly, the school has become one of the most racially mixed charter schools in the city. About a third of the 150 students are black, and several are Hispanic.

The school’s organizers say it has been so successful that they plan to help create dozens like it, pledging to spend as much as $4.8 million next year to seed schools in Phoenix, Minneapolis and Manhattan Beach, Calif., in addition to one set to open next fall in East Brunswick, N.J.

But despite its diversity, the school still faces scrutiny over how it will handle religion and the complicated politics of the Middle East..."

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