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[quote=Anonymous]We should support all approved charters and hope that they succeed (singing kumbaya is optional). I think "widespread interest" is subjective and hard to quantify. The Board requires applicants to demonstrate community support, sound curricula, and a realistic budget. They were satisfied that all of this years charters, including the Hebrew one, met that test. Everyone on this post had an opportunity to voice approval or disapproval for the concept. Just as we all will be able to do so in the future for other charters. The real test, as several people have mentioned, is whether or not a given charter can fill its seats. It's not whether you would chose the school for your kid or whether you (paternalistically) think that parents of the underserved would choose the school. The whole point of the Board is that they represent the community, and they weigh the charter applications with the public comments of people who choose to participate in the process. If you truly want to weigh in on "widespread interest," then I expect you will attend all of the public meetings and write letters of support or disapproval for next year's crop of schools. [/quote]

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