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
@9HV4LRR4mos4MO
Because it's publically funded money taking from public schools. The public schools have to teach to the standards, but the charter schools do not. Public schools people are welcome, but charter schools have deemed enrollment (with a lot of attitude).
@9FPFS9H7mos7MO
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
@9FV4GYQ7mos7MO
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
@9FPFS9H7mos7MO
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
@95CJ5F52yrs2Y
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.
@95P6HN42yrs2Y
No, and all education should be nationalized.
@95DFSVN2yrs2Y
No, and education should be nationalized.
@8TKZ2SP3yrs3Y
Yes and increase funding for public schools
@9HNC8JW 4mos4MO
Parents should be able to choose where their children go to school. More options = better education.
@9GZDTYYIndependent5mos5MO
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.
@99VC8LC1yr1Y
Yes, AND we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages
@99NK29S1yr1Y
No, and education should not be privatized, and we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead.
@93T88F32yrs2Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages as well.
@8TL7GJD3yrs3Y
Yes, but investigate where funds are actually going.
@8M7ZH943yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they are non-profit and not at the expense of funding public schools
@9BBYBHL1yr1Y
Yes, parents should be able to choose the school they want their children to go to.
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.
@8HXQZTY4yrs4Y
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
@8FQXY5X4yrs4Y
@9LG9H9Q1wk1W
we should however they should have to spend the money on good things or do the same things as public schools
@9LG7G921wk1W
I believe schools should provide top education to students fueling the students to learn and be smart.
@9LFYM72Independent1wk1W
Any sort of private school should not receive any form of public assistance in the form of tax breaks or direct payment
@9LFW5MS 1wk1W
Charter School should receive the same amount as other public schools the additional cost be shared between the private companies and the parent who wish for their child to go to one.
@9LFV3491wk1W
Yes, but the government should not pay for it. people should choose to send their kids there and have to pay for it
@9LD9BF4 2wks2W
Neutral. I went to private catholice school for K-12 so I have no idea how public education system works.
@9LD56Y2Progressive2wks2W
Yes, All schools should strive to improve education of lower costs and higher achievements. School Boards need to be for the Children not sycophants!
@9LBXDPQ2wks2W
I think that everyone should have the same level education chances, and higher level education should not be safeguarded by the elite class people of society
@9L4Z23BIndependent 2wks2W
Yes, and state should make it easier for more charter, magnet, college prep, and vocational/technical schools to be created in school districts and receive accreditation
@9BC59TL 2wks2W
I want all schools privatize but I want to slowly get rid of them, so I support keeping public schools for parents.
@9L4Z23BIndependent 4wks4W
Yes, and state should make it easier for more charter, magnet, and vocational/technical schools to be created in school districts and receive accreditation
@9L4R9YCRepublican4wks4W
Yes, I think we should take the concepts of charter schools (having emphasis on students' needs and interests) and put into the agenda of public schools and provide more in depth summer schools that help students move forward. I think teachers should be paid more and given help with less students,. I think education for the most part should be done with individual students in mind instead of just as a group. I think we should still have an emphasis on core classes such as english, mathematics, science, and history. However, it does not take twelve years to learn all of it. We should have the kids be proficient in it and not be allowed to move along in certain classes if they did poorly.
@9L2H4K7Independent4wks4W
Yes, but not at the expense of public school funding. As well we should increase the wages for teachers.
@9KX7X9C1mo1MO
I support the general concept of charter schools, but I don't want to support them with my taxes. If a family wants to send their child to a private school that's their business.
@9KWD3FL1mo1MO
Education should not be privatized and teachers should be paid a significant amount more than they already are.
@9KTJSSHRepublican1mo1MO
Tax money should not go to anything but public schools. We need a national K-12 curriculum with standardized textbooks and testing for each subject in each grade. We need a much longer school year and national qualifications for teachers. Parents should serve as a board of directors for any school their children attend and have the power to hire and fire school staff.
No. We need to reform our education system to use methods that have proven successful for decades elsewhere.
@9KH7ZYH2mos2MO
Parents should have the choice where to send their children to school whether it be a charter school, a private school, a public school. Public schools are important and should be improved to give a high quality education to everyone and improve teachers salaries but not every parent should be forced to send their kid to a public school.
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