Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools
Linda Brown said her ninth-grade son, who is in special education, “is doing way better than he would have in public school.” But she added that for her fifth-grade daughter, “the social aspect is the thing we miss the most.” On their own, San Jose parents have organized and take turns teaching weekly art, music and science programs at a local church. Oversight for California public charter schools falls to the authorizing districts. Although the Jefferson Elementary School district reviews CAVA’s curriculum and its budget, it lacks the manpower to verify the records.
Linda Brown said her ninth-grade son, who is in special education, “is doing way better than he would have in public school.” But she added that for her fifth-grade daughter, “the social aspect is the thing we miss the most.” On their own, San Jose parents have organized and take turns teaching weekly art, music and science programs at a local church. Oversight for California public charter schools falls to the authorizing districts. Although the Jefferson Elementary School district reviews CAVA’s curriculum and its budget, it lacks the manpower to verify the records.
June 4, 2010
THE BAY CITIZEN
Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools
By CAROL POGASH
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/us/04bccharter.html
Laura Drews has converted a corner of her San Jose dining room into a public school. Every weekday, she guides her first-, fifth- and eighth-grade children through their class assignments, delivered through textbooks and desktop computers.
The Drews’ unorthodox education is paid for by taxpayers,
THE BAY CITIZEN
Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools
By CAROL POGASH
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/us/04bccharter.html
Laura Drews has converted a corner of her San Jose dining room into a public school. Every weekday, she guides her first-, fifth- and eighth-grade children through their class assignments, delivered through textbooks and desktop computers.
The Drews’ unorthodox education is paid for by taxpayers,