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Charters segregate. #netDE | DontDestroyChristina — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:37:52 +0000

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:44:00 +0000

“In many charter schools, 90 to 100 percent of the population is minority
students, close to twice the rate of traditional public schools. But
even a charter school with a social mission of promoting economic and
racial equity still runs up against the limits posed by selectivity and
exclusion.”

This is a very poor statistic, as there are still nowhere near as many charter schools as traditional public schools in this country. Also, most charter schools are established in inner city areas where the neighborhood is ALREADY 90-100 percent. This does not encourage segregation, but brings an opportunity to a neighborhood that is already segregated due to institutional and individual racism.

To say that “Charter Schools” are undermining teachers union is an incredibly general statement, as there are thousands of charter schools across the country, and each one is different.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:24:00 +0000

if by “work” you mean “work” to get rid of union teachers, yeah they “work” alright

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:22:00 +0000

bullying is pervasive in our society and not limited to public schools.

perhaps children are taking cues from the country and world they live in – the US regularly bullies nations and imposes its will on those who are weaker (e.g.), not to mention work-place bullying and the like

children are just imitating their elders.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:18:00 +0000

“intrenched school system bureaucracy”!!!

lol@”intrenched”

it’s “entrenched” in case you were absent that day at
school when we went over this on our standardized vocabulary tests!

lol!

By: ericd1112

ericd1112 — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:08:13 +0000

This is not a research paper, it is a political position paper. That’s fine, but don’t tart it up as either scholarship or journalism.
You are completely one-sided in your evaluation of charters, particularly in Chicago. I’ve worked as an architect on both Chicago Public Schools and on multiple charters in and around Chicago, for nearly 20 years. The problem isn’t charters, and it isn’t unions, per se, either – it isn’t even the transitory leadership like now-Sec. Duncan.
It’s the intrenched school system bureaucracy. For every teach who’s against merit pay there is one for it but the permanent bureaucracy points to unions and their temporary masters, unwilling to acknowledge their own uselessness. If they were only mediocre it would be an upgrade.
Fact: There are entire charter networks where teachers can unionize – and have. Every charter teacher in Chicago has to option of participating in the regular CPS retirement savings program.
Segregated? Too many minorities? The charters I’ve worked with are full of active, involved minority parents tired of being ignored, even by Mayor Daley’s (elected) Local School Councils. They want more say, more direct involvement than the career edu-crats want to allow. Plus, on a per-pupil basis (including all expended like books and furniture) charters are way less expensive yet they offer similar or better academic performance.
Research, listen to all sides, write like an adult, not a junior wannabe activist. Boring – and wrong.

By: YBG

YBG — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:33:40 +0000

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By: oliver queen

oliver queen — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:38:54 +0000

Three years ago, I would have been the first to say that charter schools are a bad idea. But, we finally had to pull my son out of a public school here in Ohio when the bullying, harassment, social ostracism, and enabling of all these by the fucking worthless teachers at the school became finally unsupportable. We were having to literally force our son to go to school, he was on medication to deal with an incipient ulcer (he was 13 years old at the time), and he was learning nothing except that he was a weirdo who would never fit in. We lucked into a charter school that specializes in science, tech, engineering and math. The first couple months had their ups and downs–my son will never be a social genius–but the key event was the principal coming down on another student for bullying my boy. And that was it.

Since then we’ve had few complaints about my son’s behavior, he’s genuinely interested in what he studies, and, most importantly, he has a bunch of friends. And he’s doing well in school.

Another point: the public school he attended was almost completely segregated–our suburb is 94% white or thereabouts and the schools reflect this demographic. At my son’s new school, the student body is almost 1/3 African-American. He’s getting a better education in a more congenial environment with a more diverse student body. I’m sold on charters.

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