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Charter Schools and the Future of Public Education

March 13, 2013 Written by admin

Long-time educator and New Jersey Education Association Director Stan Karp explains why “it’s time to refocus public policy on providing excellent public schools for all.”

According to Education Week, there are now more than 6,000 publicly funded charter schools in the United States enrolling about 4 percent of all students. Since 2008, the number of charter schools has grown by almost 50 percent, while over that same period nearly 4,000 traditional public schools have closed. This represents a huge transfer of resources and students from our public education system to the publicly funded, but privately managed charter sector. These trends raise concerns about the future of public education and its promise of quality education for all.

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