Trends: Charter Schools For Rich Kids, Part 2
The Fordham report makes the point that a small but substantial number of public schools serve a narrow, well-off slice of the public -- as exclusive if not more so than many private schools and almost all charter schools.
The existence of a small number of low-poverty / high wealth charter schools doesn't really undercut that observation. And as Fordham's Mike Petrilli pointed out to me, many of these schools are located in states that were early entrants to charter schooling and may be remnants from the days when the focus wasn't on poor and/or academically disadvantaged children.
The number may be growing, however, and in my mind that's not necessarily a bad thing. Charter