The Truth About Charter Schools

You won't find anywhere in this piece on msnbc. The study compares students at charter schools to students at public schools. They are quick to mention that students at public schools do better in math and reading than those at charter schools. What they fail to mention is that many of the students in charter schools have come from a public school and were switched because of poor behavior, performance, etc. What we learned from our experience with Halima academy is that very often these children improve in a charter school. This study is a complete apples to oranges example. The only fair comparison would be tracking the same student in public school and then in a charter school. Of course, the school board is not in any hurry to do that study.