''Scott and Rhee push charters despite fail rate of 740 percent''
Originally posted at Fund Education Now. Read the entire article here.
“Governor Rick Scott and his education advisor, Michelle Rhee, believe that billions of public school dollars are better spent on for-profit charter school management companies (CMOs).
“Who are we to deny a child, a low income child, who has the opportunity to take the same dollars and actually get a better education?” Rhee asked when she joined Governor Scott at Opa Locka Charter who recently earned an F.
Here’s the breakdown according to Miami’s CBS4 I-Team:
Florida Traditional Public Schools: 2,280 schools*- 17 FCAT Fs.
Florida Charter Schools: 270 schools*- 15 FCAT Fs.
Florida Charter Schools Failure Rate: 740% higher than that of public schools.
*Includes only elementary and middle schools. FLDOE will release high school grades in the fall.
These FCAT grades are clear: Charter students are at a dramatically higher-risk of attending an F school than