Charters aren't labs for public education - The Denver Post:
"Bill Kurtz and Chris Gibbons are to be commended for their work to provide a quality education at their charter schools. However, the micro-perspective of charter schools requires a response.
Education has traditionally been slow to adapt to current needs of students. That is not to imply that public educators are not constantly exploring ways to engage more students. Rather, as educators develop alternative solutions, a mountain of obstacles arises.
This reality illustrates the need for charter schools. They are the laboratory schools that public education needs to explore new approaches to teaching and learning. However, if charter schools are working with different student populations than public schools, then the 'laboratory experiment' is fraught with problems."
"Bill Kurtz and Chris Gibbons are to be commended for their work to provide a quality education at their charter schools. However, the micro-perspective of charter schools requires a response.
Education has traditionally been slow to adapt to current needs of students. That is not to imply that public educators are not constantly exploring ways to engage more students. Rather, as educators develop alternative solutions, a mountain of obstacles arises.
This reality illustrates the need for charter schools. They are the laboratory schools that public education needs to explore new approaches to teaching and learning. However, if charter schools are working with different student populations than public schools, then the 'laboratory experiment' is fraught with problems."