Charter schools are tax payer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. In the U.S. there are approximately 2.9 million students enrolled in 6,700 charter schools. Charter schools are approved and governed by city, county or state governments. Beneficiaries of private schools include real-estate investors who typically own the buildings and land where the schools are housed. Opponents of charter schools argue that they take money away from the public education system and enrich private companies and real estate investors who own the land where the schools are built. Proponents argue that students in charter schools consistently have higher test scores than public school students and note that there are millions of students across the U.S. who are currently on waitlists for private schools.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes
@9FPFS9H2mos2MO
I think charter schools build a higher percentage of scholars than public schools so they are usefull to have to put your child at the school and see him succeed.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No
Charter schools can provide an alternative to public schools, but they cannot fix all the problems public schools face. Public schools need to be adequately funded, and charter schools cannot provide the resources and funding necessary to support all the students in a district
@9FV4GYQ2mos2MO
People should be able to choose where their kids go to school but not at the expense of public school funding.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, and education should not be privatized
@9FPFS9H2mos2MO
Yes they should be privatized based on if their following a certain religion or they have history of beeing a private school.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, the reason the students have higher test scores is because those schools have more funding..take their funding and give it to public schools
@95CJ5F51yr1Y
No, but education should be nationalized.
@6TJWFCF3yrs3Y
They shouldn't need to exist, the same quality of education should be available in public schools instead of needing to pay to get it in a private school.
@95P6HN41yr1Y
No, and all education should be nationalized.
@95DFSVN1yr1Y
No, and education should be nationalized.
@9GZDTYYIndependent2wks2W
Government funding should be focused on public schools and increasing teacher wages, but private institutions should still be able to run private schools for families that want private education for their child.
@99VC8LC9mos9MO
Yes, AND we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages
@93T88F31yr1Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages as well.
@8M7ZH943yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they are non-profit and not at the expense of funding public schools
@9BBYBHL8mos8MO
Yes, parents should be able to choose the school they want their children to go to.
@99NK29S9mos9MO
No, and education should not be privatized, and we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead.
@8TL7GJD2yrs2Y
Yes, but investigate where funds are actually going.
Yes, but we should focus on improving public schools and improving the quality of teachers at public schools then consider increasing their wages
@8L9BZD63yrs3Y
Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools, and as long as same standards are used to evaluate. There's been some thumbs on the scale in areas to support otherwise failing charter schools and at the expense of public education.
These should definitely be non-profit.
@8HXQZTY3yrs3Y
in some cases yes but putting charter school funding over public school is morally wrong and our education system needs to be improved, its not right that 20 minutes away there's schools that cant afford basic supplies while there's schools with an influx of supplies and have extra money to afford ipads and extra things for clubs and so on.
@9227KQS2yrs2Y
No, all charter schools should be privatized
@8FQXY5X3yrs3Y
@9H2BR6Y2wks2W
no people shouldnt have to pay for their kids to go to a private school when the public schools do the same thing unless theyre famous or if its a private school for kids who need extra help in school (more advanced help than you would get from a public school)
@9GZVGMM2wks2W
No, Unless They Are Affiliated With A City School District (Like University High School Charter And Emerson Community Charter; Both In Los Angeles, CA). Regardless, We Should Continue To Fund Public Schools And Increase Teacher Wages.
If they are funded by our taxes all students should be included and they should operate on a non-profit model.
@9GVWZSC3wks3W
Only if there is no political or religious view being pushed by the school if the children attending are underage
@KURTSY<31mo1MO
a little bit maybe, i think i'd need to do more research than i really feel like doing rn to make a genuine decision of this.
@9GG5TBL 1mo1MO
Yes, so long as they are non profit and allow the government to focus on improving public schools and increasing teacher wages
@84ZWD6LIndependent 1mo1MO
Yes, and state governments should reduce red tape to allow the creation of more private and charter schools, and make it easier to receive accreditation
@9G9MJ971mo1MO
Yes, but we should also give more funding to public schools for their arts programs and increase teachers salary's.
@9G8XT2X1mo1MO
I don´t have a problem with charter schools, but at the same time, I feel like we should put more work into improving our public schools.
@9G8JFVD1mo1MO
yes but we need to focus on public schools to help the students and teachers who are not valued enough.
@9FVPFB6Independent 2mos2MO
Yes, but only if the charter school meets the same qualifications as public schools and adheres to the same academic standards as public schools.
@9FVLHSF2mos2MO
Yes, I’m theory. Like private schools, many are poorly run, but as long as they have to keep the same academic standards/curriculum requirements as public schools I am in favor
@9FTZSYF 2mos2MO
Charter schools are a great compromise between failing public schools and private schools. However, they should be required to abide by the same standards as public schools (eg class sizes, etc) and there should be more transparency on where their money comes from and what they teach
@9FQ6Y662mos2MO
I think there is limited room for charter schools within our educational system--for example, in large systems to provide specialized educational opportunities or to meet specialized educational needs; but I strongly oppose the movement toward using charter schools in a way that weakens the public education system. If I had to go all or nothing, then I would oppose charter schools.
@Yaunti2 2mos2MO
No, abolish private property
@9FPCWDB2mos2MO
Yes, but only if they're non-profit, not at the expense of funding public schools, and they're under better supervision.
@Angreji_JalebiSocialist 2mos2MO
As it relates to charter schools, off of the top of my head, and without the statistics on the viability of charter schools in front of me, I don’t feel I’ll be able to give a definitive answer. I will say, I don’t think it should take away from public school funding. When you look deeply, within the vast majority of cities in our country, I think it’s safe to say a lot of our public schools have been forgotten, in some aspects. In certain areas, they are devastatingly underfunded. At least compared to suburban areas. An example would be Montgomery County schools vs Philadelphia County schools. Or Independent School Districts within the suburbs outside of Dallas (Collin county for example), vs Dallas ISD.
I support them if they specialize in skills like STEM or trades.
@9FNCXRQ2mos2MO
Only for students that are failing in public schools such as poor or disabled.
@9FNBX5W2mos2MO
Yes, but we should improve our public schools and increase wages for teachers.
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