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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charters are not what "fixed" DC schools.  That was gentrification.  I can't speak for the other examples, but it's obvious that charters are given credit for helping the lowest-performing school districts.  What that means to me is that motivated parents send their children to charters; gains in performance in the lowest--performing schools are obvious and easy to see; and high-performing school districts don't need or want charters.[/quote]

There is a lot of gaming of the numbers to create a positive image.  A lot of the spin is being done to capture market share and drive profits in private companies.  Even "non-profit" charter schools can have for-profit management companies.  Not shockingly, the two companies have the same owners / board members.

Be wary of the supposedly rosy numbers they put in front of you.[/quote]

Is there gaming of the numbers in public schools to create a positive image - we know there is - it's a rhetorical question to make a point.  This is reprehensible in both situations.

What is the objection to for-profit companies providing educational services?  How is it different from for-profit consulting//training/service companies providing services to a public school?

If the charter school can teach students then parents will choose to send their kids there.  If the public schools are successful at teaching then the parents will send their students there.

Competition and choice have led to better cars, computers, airlines, telephones, electricity and on, and on. Competition and choice help keep higher education world class.  What is intrinsically different about K-12 education that precludes competition and choice from being effective?

Serious question.  And I'm in full agreement with the admonition to be wary.[/quote]

Competition has led to better cars and computers but not better utilities including electricity, cable, etc.  Schools are more like a utility than a good.[/quote]

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