Comments on: Charter results http://joannejacobs.com/2005/03/31/charter-results/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Adrian http://joannejacobs.com/2005/03/31/charter-results/#comment-22741 Adrian Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:26:11 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2005/03/31/charter-results/#comment-22741 I've said it before and I'll say it again, data on charters as a whole are of little value. What I want to know is whether a certain type of charter is doing exceptionally well or poorly, so that approach can be examined. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, data on charters as a whole are of little value. What I want to know is whether a certain type of charter is doing exceptionally well or poorly, so that approach can be examined.

]]> By: allen http://joannejacobs.com/2005/03/31/charter-results/#comment-22740 allen Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:10:37 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2005/03/31/charter-results/#comment-22740 Of course the target of this study is policy-makers and not parents. Parents can vote a charter school out of existance any day of the week. All they need is a good reason and the school's gone like a cool breeze. That contrasts with the district-based schools which, after failing a generation or two of kids....well, nothing. Nothing happens. No schools are shut down, no teachers or administrators are canned. Nothing. Of course the target of this study is policy-makers and not parents.

Parents can vote a charter school out of existance any day of the week. All they need is a good reason and the school’s gone like a cool breeze.

That contrasts with the district-based schools which, after failing a generation or two of kids….well, nothing. Nothing happens. No schools are shut down, no teachers or administrators are canned. Nothing.

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