Are Publicly Funded Charter Schools Accountable to Parents and Taxpayers? Apparently Not.
Category: EDUCATION
They are private citizens who get to spend taxpayer dollars to educate children. They argue that the market will determine success.  Unfortunately, they get to define what success looks like -- not the public whose taxes fund the school, nor voters who are the ultimate policy makers in a democratic society.
By Donald Cohen, ContributorExecutive Director, In the Public Interest, 2016-02-28