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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The idea was that charters wanted to be separate, to have autonomy, and were willing to  give up certain economies of scale in order to do so. But it often feels like they want separateness when it serves them and not when it doesn't. And they can't have it both ways.

We'd save millions of dollars each year if we shut down a few low-performing charters. The kids could go to nearby schools that are not any worse. Then everyone can have a raise.

It really, really grates on me that they are constantly hating on the WTU but when the WTU does all the work (and takes the political blowback) to obtain a pay increase, charters show up with their hands out.[/quote]

This is all nonsense (and curiously maudlin). This was never "the idea." Charter schools were authorized by Congress because DCPS was seen as a failure. Congress wanted to give families in DC a choice between the two systems. People have been voting with their feet, and charters have been stealing market share from DCPS for decades. It's only a matter of time before most kids in this city go to charters, again because parents think it's the better option for their kids. Given that, it makes no sense for the city to actively discriminate against children whose families made a choice Congress said they were free to make. Obviously, all kids should have an equal educational opportunity.[/quote]

Your argument makes no sense. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Ultimately charters are businesses as well, raise money. Add more at risk students. A typical title 1 school has triple or more than MV.

You are also free to choose a charter. No one is taking that right. There is no law to fund it exactly like DCPS because charters do not have to follow the same rules. 
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The argument is simply that all kids should be treated equally.

If people don't want to go to your school because it fkcuing sucks, then make it better, but that's a separate issue. [/quote]

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