Friday, August 10, 2012

The Gulen Charter School Teacher Supply Problem « School Finance 101

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The Gulen Charter School Teacher Supply Problem

There’s been some increased interest in recent months in what are often referred to as Gulen Charter Schools, or those schools affiliated with Fethullah Gulen. I’ve tried to stay off of this topic for the most part because I don’t like to write about “conspiracy theories” or even potentially inflammatory religious/cultural issues – at least on this blog.  Here are a few recent video clips/new stories:
From Ohio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qDbELO12uo
From 60 Minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4OtHpUCqy0&feature=related
New York Times article on Texas Gulen Schools: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/education/07charter.html
There are also a handful of websites that provide additional highly critical information on these schools.
What has intrigued me when I’ve watched these news clips and when I’ve read other news stories, is that when