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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you dismiss studies on grounds that they come from organizations whose philosophy you disagree with (including the Fordham Institute?) and that their results are different from your own personal experience, then there's really not much left to talk about, is there? You know what you know.[/quote]

A charter COULD run well if

1) a system didn't try to sabotage it (larger systems that appear to run well on the surface)
2) the board and the system could actually see eye-to-eye, thus avoiding trapping the founders in the middle
3) the founders were in it for the right reasons

The public system will eventually implode. It's been heading into dark territory for years now, but unless you're in the system and have been working in challenging situations, you won't know the details.  Ignorance is bliss and the public is for the people and we can fight for the struggling kids and we're all one, big happy family.

That's all bullshit.

So I don't care what the studies say at this point b/c there are far too many constraints placed on folks who WANT to take creative approaches - and too many in central offices willing to sabotage their efforts.  The one montessori charter approved by MCPS didn't fly b/c the system wasn't willing to support the endeavor.  Imagine if it HAD been successful? How would a large system like MCPS ever be able to spin bad PR on that one? So these supposedly well-run systems don't want competition.

In systems open to charters - DC, Baltimore City, PG - there are far too many issues to battle in the first place.  So a charter isn't escaping the issues.  Funding - or per pupil spending - is lower.  Special services aren't as expansive.  There are more kids living in poverty.  So even IF the systems are willing to take a chance, the founders of that charter will have to be demanding in getting what they want and need for the kids.  How much can a few people take?

Furthermore, not all people who are creative and innovative know how to run a school. While the curriculum framework is key, the business end is equally as important, as are safety measures.

But I do believe that if you find the right people who are experienced in different areas and who are willing to fight, a charter could indeed outshine the system.

The public system will implode - and soon. Mark my words.  I still have kids in the system, and if something happens, I'll be placing them in private.  That's my plan B.[/quote]

This post doesn't make any sense. So Charters are better except that circumstances don't allow them to be better? [/quote]

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