The Tide is Turning Against Charter Schools…Finally!
It’s become clear that public opinion has finally shifted against charter schools, vouchers, and the privatization of public education by corporate education reformers. This shift is now creating a great deal of frustration and uneasiness within the corporate ed reform community, who are sensing that their efforts over the past couple of decades may not be successful after all–and that parents really do support their public schools.
So, isn’t it funny that the same folks who respond with righteous indignation at any criticism of charter schools…
- “The charter school I teach at doesn’t have a lottery!”
- or, “The charter school my kids go to is better than the crumbling public school in our neighborhood!”
- or, “My charter school is one of the good ones–we accept all students!!! Except for the ones with discipline problems, or IEPs, or…”
…as being “too broad” or “generic” or “unfair” are exactly the same folks who make wildly overstated claims such as…
- “All public schools are failing!”
- or, “Everyone knows that the entire public education system is broken!!!”
- or, “The problem is that the greedy teachers unions are liars and don’t care about the kids!!!”
The truth is that the schools that are struggling are doing so in large part due to the impact of unfair and predatory competition from charter schools and voucher advocates that siphon desperately-needed resources from the traditional public schools that need them the most.
And that around 80% of voters are either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the public schools that their children attend. It’s just those “other schools” they’ve heard CONTINUE READING: The Tide is Turning Against Charter Schools…Finally! | Eclectablog
