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An Urban Teacher's Education: Charter Schools in Washington? Brian Jones and Charter School Wars From Across the Country Show Us Why We Should Be Cautious

An Urban Teacher's Education: Charter Schools in Washington? Brian Jones and Charter School Wars From Across the Country Show Us Why We Should Be Cautious:


Charter Schools in Washington? Brian Jones and Charter School Wars From Across the Country Show Us Why We Should Be Cautious

For years, free-market advocates have been pushing for the admittance of charter schools in the state of Washington. They're public schools paid for with taxpayer money, say their proponents. But charter schools are far from that simple. Charter schools are causing extreme conflict in school districts across the country.

In New York, charter schools are encroaching on traditional public schools' space, literally. Those rooms that used to be your traditional public school's literacy rooms? This year they serve as the new charter school's principal's office. You see, space is limited in NYC. Sometimes when charters open, they push into traditional