Some owners are mostly interested in making a profit, not educating children. Oversight and evaluation of charter schools are poor. Many charter schools have young, inexperienced teachers not certified in the areas they are teaching. What the proponents say Charter schools can build character and dignity to a degree public schools can't. They provide students and parents a way out of mediocre inner-city schools.
Curriculums are more creative and personalized.
It is too soon to see academic results in charter schools. The state's oldest are in their third year, and educational experts generally agree that five years provide a fairer measure of a program. Failing to obtain it not only casts a cloud over the true intentions of charter schools' founders but also leaves the schools liable for federal corporate income taxes, despite being public schools, concluded the Legislative Office of Education Oversight. Because eCOT never has become a federal tax-exempt organization, it may be liable for federal corporate income taxes as a public school. We are required to balance our budget.