The way that charter schools are promoted by big money, you’d think that all you have to do is snap your fingers, or
sign a petition, and voila! a shiny new miracle school will appear.
Not so. A charter school might appear but it will probably look very different from what you expected.
There are questions that you need to ask yourself, your neighbors, other parents, school staff, school board members and school district officials before making any decisions about promoting a charter school.
Here are 12 questions to start the process:
1. Where would the charter school be located?
Would the charter school take over an existing school as in a “charter
