There's a backlash in traditionally high-quality suburban school districts from parents who are starting to question, 'Is our math program really the best' ... Children still fall through the cracks even in traditionally good school districts, and charter schools are all about helping kids get a better education.
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It's important to recognize that charter schools are public schools, and that it is better for your tax dollars to be spent on innovative programs that equip children to succeed, rather than always sending money to schools regardless of whether or not they succeed.Jeanne Allen
They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental consequences to students.
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In theory, it's great. But I'm concerned that repeatedly when we look around the most troubled school districts, there is not a lot of choice being given to kids. The school districts drag their feet.
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We call it the ripple in a great big water.
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What's unique is that the state is trying to create a system with a lot more rigor in its middle schools. It's about trying to give parents good schools for their kids. We underestimate the ability of teenagers and our high school students to know what they like, what they're good at, and what they excel at.
Jeanne Allen
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