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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Youngkin’s kids went to Little Langley, NCS, St Albans and Georgetown Prep.   All privates. Most not even in Virginia. Very very telling. [/quote]

He had choice for his kids. He had choice between excellent public schools within his zipcode and also excellent private schools within and outside of his zipcode. He chose private schools within/outside his zipcode.

Now, he wants public school parents to have access to better schools especially if those within the zipcode is not good. [b]Opening charter schools[/b], and introducing school choice mechanisms for public school system are some ways where families can have access to better schools outside of the public schools in their zip code. They are proven to work, just look at what kind of academic papers have come out.

I think that the governor is doing the right thing. Writing this as an immigrant family from academia (I am not left or right, I am just looking at the policy).

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People who are jazzed about the idea of school choice should be very, very wary of charter schools.  I've worked in jobs adjacent to charter schools in two different states. Some of them are nothing more than smoke and mirrors with kids look tidy in uniforms. And if they're allowed to be for-profit - yikes.  I read this article recently and didn't realize that the non-profit charters can skirt laws to work as for-profit facilities, but that makes so much sense. One of the companies mentioned is already housed in VA.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/14/charter-school-for-profit/

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