THE CHARTER-PUSHERS: WHO IS BANKROLLING THE $8 MILLION EFFORT TO BRING CHARTERS TO WASHINGTON STATE?
WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS HAVE REJECTED CHARTER SCHOOLS THREE TIMES
And for good reason – 83% of charter schools perform no better, or perform worse than genuinely public schools.
(Source: Stanford University CREDO Report, 2009, the most comprehensive study of charter schools to date.)
Yet, a small group of wealthy individuals & political lobbyists – a number of them from outside Washington State – still want to push charters on our state.
They paid $3 million to get this controversial idea on the ballot this November, hiring professional signature gatherers — not volunteers — and they continue to pour large amounts of money into the campaign. To date,
And for good reason – 83% of charter schools perform no better, or perform worse than genuinely public schools.
(Source: Stanford University CREDO Report, 2009, the most comprehensive study of charter schools to date.)
Yet, a small group of wealthy individuals & political lobbyists – a number of them from outside Washington State – still want to push charters on our state.
They paid $3 million to get this controversial idea on the ballot this November, hiring professional signature gatherers — not volunteers — and they continue to pour large amounts of money into the campaign. To date,