Charter/Community Schools & Partnerships: Privatization Ending Public Education
A charter school can be a community school, and vice versa.
There’s new school management these days that might seem nice, but scratch beneath the service and it is privatization and the theft of America’s democratic public schools.
There are two points in this blog post.
- Community schools might be charter schools in disguise.
- Partnerships can steal school ownership from the community.
The Community Schools Deception
The idea of “community schools” evokes a sense of belonging. We see ourselves connected with others, our voices heard, and our children surrounded by adults who are eager to address their needs.
Some community schools meet this objective. They’re truly public schools, open to all children, and owned by the community which they represent. The school board is the governing body elected by those who live in the community.
These community schools demonstrate the best of a democracy, especially when they are diverse and inclusive.
Americans trust this concept. In a post heralding community schools Minneapolis blogger Sarah Lahm writes The support for community schools stands in stark CONTINUE READING: Charter/Community Schools & Partnerships: Privatization Ending Public Education