Good. The charter experiments have largely failed.

Chris94 39142 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 9:52 pm on Dec 16, 2019

I live in the epicenter of the charter experiment.

Trust me, if you have the choice between Mongols and charter schools coming to your town, go with the Mongols.

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Good. The charter experiments have largely failed. Chris94 9:52pm · 12/16/19
- Many have. There have also been some good ones. Frank L 2:51pm · 12/17/19
- What is the solution? These urban areas have conflicting agendas. jakers 11:53am · 12/17/19
- much of New Orleans is a fail.NT WestCoastIrishFan 7:40am · 12/17/19
- Why? Because the normal public schools are made worse?NT NedoftheHill 9:57pm · 12/16/19
  - Many on the right miss why some charter schools are successful.Link MAS 10:41pm · 12/16/19
    - Correct.NT Frank L 2:53pm · 12/17/19
    - In addition, public schools have become more about employment than education. Charters can avoid BaronVonZemo 10:57pm · 12/16/19
  - They solve no problems, and create a whole host of new ones.NT Chris94 10:23pm · 12/16/19
    - Like what?NT NedoftheHill 10:33pm · 12/16/19
      - Like not filling union ranks to invest tax money back in Democratic war chestsNT Hank Scorpio 7:41pm · 12/17/19
      - Not an expert on this, but it seems to me that the parent[s] are the crucial factor in success. Iggle 9:13am · 12/17/19
        
        You are essentially correct Chris94 10:24am · 12/17/19
        
        "Parental income and parental education level" are proxies for the real factor: parental interest NedoftheHill 12:08pm · 12/17/19
        
        Agreed on all counts.NT NedoftheHill 10:07am · 12/17/19
      - Well for one, it helps the AA community get better footing. Dems hate that.NT BaronVonZemo 10:38pm · 12/16/19
        
        False.NT Chris94 10:47pm · 12/16/19
        
        Actually, it is quite true in Detroit.NT BaronVonZemo 10:51pm · 12/16/19
        
        Don't do the same thing Chris is doing, namely, making blanket statements. MAS 11:06pm · 12/16/19
    - Pure malarkey. MAS 10:26pm · 12/16/19
      - I could go on for a long time and cite stats and research to you guys Chris94 10:48pm · 12/16/19
        
        Why not do so? LehighND 10:46am · 12/17/19
        
        You sure could. MAS 11:03pm · 12/16/19
        
        To quote the great DJT, what have they got to lose? Many inner city public schools aren't even safe BaronVonZemo 10:54pm · 12/16/19
      - Pure jive turkeyNT BaronVonZemo 10:37pm · 12/16/19

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