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Monday, October 18, 2010

Democurmudgeon: When your schools go...away. Charter and Private Schools Don't Guarantee Anything, Even that they'll be there Tomorrow.

Democurmudgeon: When your schools go...away. Charter and Private Schools Don't Guarantee Anything, Even that they'll be there Tomorrow.

When your schools go...away. Charter and Private Schools Don't Guarantee Anything, Even that they'll be there Tomorrow.



Charter Schools just what the market needed?

Imagine driving up to your nearest private charter school and finding out it closed down. Imagine that happening at a public school. That's the difference that should scare the daylights out of parents. From Ed Week's blog, there's even more to think about.

At first glance, the dramatic increase in the number of charter schools across the country seems to assure their place as the No. 1 player in the parental choice movement. ButOn Oct. 7, the New York Times focused on the LEARN School Network in Chicago ("Charter Education Expanding in Chicago"). Greg White, the chief