PTA opposes the expansion of charter schools until existing charter schools have been evaluated to see if current programs are effective and have adequate and measurable accountability. Align assessment and curriculum. Look at various measures of assessment, not just testing. Do not allow test for comparing schools. Question why states shouldn t determine which grades get tested.
Parents are worried there are too many tests already.
I schools that do not improve their students' performance after three years. Such schools would be required to give a portion of their federal aid to students to enable them to attend another school, whether public or private. PTA believes in public school choice. National PTA opposes vouchers, tax subsidies, indirect financing schemes such as opportunity scholarships or certificates, and other mechanisms that divert public funds to private and religious schools. PTA opposes additional expansion of charter school proposals until evaluations of existing charter schools have been completed to assess if current programs are effective.