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Change the Law to Attract the Best Charter School Organizations

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11 responses to “Change the Law to Attract the Best Charter School Organizations”

  1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    No need to change the law. Youngkin stated that he is literally opening 20 new charter schools on Day 1. Haven’t you heard?!

  2. Kathleen Smith Avatar
    Kathleen Smith

    Great article! I am going to spend time reading today. The VEA and the School Boards Association VSBA are not going to like the new Governor. I do. It is about time.

  3. James A. Bacon Avatar
    James A. Bacon

    If Youngkin makes charter schools a top priority, as he promised, we’re all going to have to bone up on how they work. This post provides indispensable background. I learned a lot.

    My key take-away is that charter schools can’t just wave the magic charter-school wand and create positive results. Some charter organizations are much better than others. Some charter schools, arguably, should be disbanded. We want to bring the most effective organizations to Virginia, but they won’t come if the political environment is not supportive.

    1. Matt Hurt Avatar
      Matt Hurt

      Please keep in mind that a charter school can also be created through a grass roots effort in a neighborhood, and doesn’t have to be some outside organization.

      1. CJBova Avatar
        CJBova

        Doesn’t that require the support and approval
        of the local school board?

        1. Matt Hurt Avatar
          Matt Hurt

          It does, and that’s why we have very few charter schools.

    2. James C. Sherlock Avatar
      James C. Sherlock

      I intend at least one follow up with additional information. I hope readers will contact their GA reps to support the change. Your take is the right one. Do it right or not at all.

  4. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    Thank you, Mr. Sherlock for this very informative post. I always learn something when I read your articles. I plan on talking to Del. Ware about this issue very soon.

  5. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
    James Wyatt Whitehead

    It would be a great idea. There are so many intentional roadblocks set up to stop charter schools. We need to get some bang out of the billions in education spent each year though out the commonwealth.

  6. SEmry Avatar
    SEmry

    Hillsdale College in Michigan provides assistance to create charter schools that serve a wide variety of local communities. They are holding a tele-town hall with national radio host Hugh Hewitt to discuss the charter school on Thursday, December 9, at 6:45 p.m. EST to discuss this topic. This event will last approximately one hour and there is no cost to participate. You will also have an opportunity to submit questions. You can learn more about this event and register a https://lp.hillsdale.edu/tele-townhall/

  7. Charter Schools Looking Like a Political Winner | Bacon's Rebellion

    […] Critics of charter schools have painted them as modern-day segregation academies reminiscent of 60s-era massive resistance to integration. Such charges could not be farther from the truth. Schools have failed most spectacularly in predominantly Black school districts. The need for charter schools — independent of school board control — is most pressing in those districts, not predominantly White districts. A change in legislation would make it possible to recruit Charter Management Organizations such as New York’s Success Academy, with proven track records in educating disadvantaged youth. (See Jim Sherlock’s columns here and here.) […]

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