All rights reserved. He provides factual information that the Journal Sentinel refuses to acknowledge. As a parent of two children in MPS, I couldn't be happier with their public education. Privately operated charter schools are different from MPS in more ways than they have been reported. Sources available to me reveal the following information.
Charter schools are exempt from hiring certified teachers.
They have no public accountability, therefore, they do not have to report results of standardized tests or drop-out rates. They do not have to make public their policy on accepting special education students. In fact, they are not required to keep a student for the entire school year even after they have received state funding for the entire school year. Many students with academic or behavior problems return to MPS, even though their funds remain with the charter school. Lakeside Montessori was refused the same status.