In the meantime, much of what we have seen has been unquantifiable and intangible. Our full report, which was presented at Council in June, will be sent to each chapter. The League has long been a proponent of public education, so it is important for us to understand this new facet of the system. As many of you know, charter schools were established by the state legislature to provide citizens with alternatives in public education. The schools are exempt from some of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, a situation designed to allow for the introduction of new teaching styles and techniques.
Charters receive public moneys to operate their facilities.
We have been visiting charter schools and have surveyed the administrators of the traditional public schools during the course of our study. A brief overview of our observations follows. Please consult our full report for more details. Charters were designed to operate free from some rules and regulations governing traditional public schools, and if they do well we may need to reassess all educational regulations. They may hamper instead of help.