Seven new ones have just opened, and three more have been authorized. But legislative caps have stopped any further growth. If these caps had been raised as requested last spring, six more schools soon would be opening their doors.
Charter schools are ready to expand.
We must take off the caps on their growth. Naturally, defenders of the status quo see no need to hurry. I want to see what happens in five years. Suppose your son was entering the 5th grade this month in a charter school that only had five grades. You would want his school to add a sixth grade and then the rest of the grades through high school.