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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] This is a concept that makes little sense to me. If DCPS is so full of innovative ideas for special programs that it needs to create its own charter schools, what say they be implemented in the schools DCPS already has? Particularly the failing ones? [/quote] A fundamental (but not only) constraint is the teachers union contract. It currently does not allow for things like longer school days, mandatory classes on Saturdays, etc, which are some of the things that KIPP/DC Prep/others find important in creating programs for low income kids. DCPS has expressed a desire to do longer school days at some schools, but has not made any changes to the contract, which of course would require union approval. http://greatergreatereducation.org/post/21007/can-nonprofits-help-extend-the-dcps-school-day/ FYI, I am by no means bashing the union here, just trying to lay out some of the issues that prevent quick changes by DCPS.[/quote]
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