LEAPing to Conclusions; Are Charters Our Only Hope, Or Only Hype?
I have been stewing about a bunch of stuff since last week's Assembly Education Committee hearing. The local control bill was clearly the most controversial legislation being considered, and as I posted before the hearing, Carlos Perez put out a call to the charter school community to come out in force. LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden heeded his call and came to the hearing to testify against the legislation. Two seniors, two graduates, (one is now an employee) and one of the founders testified.
First off, the students looked FANTASTIC! They were in crisp, clean uniforms and not a hair was