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What is a charter school?
A charter school gets public money but operates largely independent of the state's public school system. Per ECS:

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Charter schools are semi-autonomous public schools that receive public funds. They operate under a written contract with a state, district or other entity (referred to as an authorizer or sponsor). This contract — or charter — details how the school will be organized and managed, what students will be expected to achieve, and how success will be measured. Many charter schools are exempt from a variety of laws and regulations affecting other public schools if they continue to meet the terms of their charters.
Predictably, some charter schools are superb and some are complete train wrecks.
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Predictably, some charter schools are superb and some are complete train wrecks.
Why this is so, is a great mystery.
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If I was Kamala Harris I would probably be drunk a lot right now, too. But why would I be paying attention to Harris right now? She lost the election.
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Vivek flexes his knowledge about the future of military weaponry as he weighs in on Pentagon spending. I don't know exactly what his military credentials are, but I assume they're substantial ... right? RIGHT?

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Predictably, some charter schools are superb and some are complete train wrecks.
Yep, some are phenomenal, but half have their charter revoked within their first 15 years of operation.

https://networkforpubliceducation.or...omises-PDF.pdf

There are a whole slew of reasons why a majority of charter schools fail, but I suspect one of the biggest reasons is because authorizers (institutions the state puts in charge to oversee these schools) grant charters to groups that - while they may mean well - have no experience operating a school, and have no idea how to select or manage a school leader who can oversee said operation. And the way the states fund these schools, often as these charter schools flounder and fail, they're pulling money away from the surrounding public schools which are producing much better outcomes.
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Vivek flexes his knowledge about the future of military weaponry as he weighs in on Pentagon spending. I don't know exactly what his military credentials are, but I assume they're substantial ... right? RIGHT?

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War is a business. This will merely route money to different corporate coffers.
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If I was Kamala Harris I would probably be drunk a lot right now, too. But why would I be paying attention to Harris right now? She lost the election.
well she is still a sitting VP. I can't believe her staff didn't take it down.
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The House of Reps in the 119th Congress will have 220 Republicans and 215 Dems. The GOP flipped eight seats, and the Dems flipped nine.
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Predictably, some charter schools are superb and some are complete train wrecks.
Why this is so, is a great mystery.
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What is a charter school?
A charter school gets public money but operates largely independent of the state's public school system. Per ECS:

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Charter schools are semi-autonomous public schools that receive public funds. They operate under a written contract with a state, district or other entity (referred to as an authorizer or sponsor). This contract — or charter — details how the school will be organized and managed, what students will be expected to achieve, and how success will be measured. Many charter schools are exempt from a variety of laws and regulations affecting other public schools if they continue to meet the terms of their charters.
Predictably, some charter schools are superb and some are complete train wrecks.
Your post piqued my interest enough to ask my daughters about them, and specifically around our area about them. My younger graduates in a few weeks. Education always being her passion. Since she was 10 I called her my little liberal. My other her education is in childhood education but expands into medical humanities. They are texting me now and I’m learning.
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