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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s bring in some charter schools (non-profit) to the east side of the county and see how they can help, both with overcrowding and achievement gap.  [/quote]

Aren't charter schools used as an end-run around desgregation?[/quote]

No.  [b]And they’ve proven, in DC, to improve the test scores of FARMS students in both the Charters and the public schools.[/b] I assume this is because it alleviates overcrowding.  We need to fix things for these kids now. Not wait the many years it takes for mcps to build new schools etc.[/quote]

No.  DC resident here.  They're essentially a way for white/educated families to avoid their majority minority inboundary school.  Charters siphon off the well-resourced families and perpetuate segregated schools.

And I'd love to see some statistics on charters and test scores, because I thought only KIPP had a winning formula.  Other charters don't show better performance when broken down by demographics--for example, Creative Minds has a large proportion of UMC white families, and their test scores are still poor across groups.[/quote]

PP again.  I do think that charters had a useful role 10-15 years ago, in keeping families in DC that would otherwise have fled to the suburbs.  But in most cases, I think they've outlived their usefulness.  They directly compete with DCPS, as in the case of a STEM-focused charter opening across the street from a STEM-focused DCPS.

Some poorly performing charters have been shut down.  I think there's a role for certain niche charters--like those that focus on language immersion, the arts, etc.--but think that most others are no longer needed.  They contribute to traffic problems and a lack of community, as families can avoid their neighborhood school in favor of the shiny object across town.[/quote]

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