Florida Charter Schools “being approved at a pace that outruns accountability”
So believes former charter school principal and current Palm Beach School Board Chairman Chuck Shaw. From yesterday’s column by the Palm Beach Post’s Jac Versteeg
Parents and students might be more willing to make (the) switch because of the charter school fad. “Magnet”used to be the faddish school label. Then “A-rated.” Now, it’s “charter.” In fact, charter schools run the gamut in quality, assuming the state’s iffy grading system is a valid way to judge. Charters make up a disproportionate number of F-rated schools, with the excuse that they enroll students who have struggled in traditional schools. But many also earn As. In some cases, as with magnet schools, that’s the result of cherry-picking good students with motivated parents.