Argumentative Essay On Charter Schools

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Would you want to go to a school that barely paid its teachers? A school made just for profit? That, my friend, is the epitome of a charter school. According to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), “Charter schools are independently managed, publicly funded schools operating under a “charter” or a contract between the school and the state or jurisdiction, allowing for significant autonomy and flexibility.” This means that they are free of certain laws and regulations and can try new methods. The problem with them is do they benefit America’s education system. I believe charter schools will and are worsening America’s education system. They have don’t provide for their employees and students, they vet students, and are taking away valuable dollars from public schools.
To begin, charter schools don’t provide for their students or their employees.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a Celerity Pyad charter school had no cafeteria, no gymnasium, and provided little to no school supplies. The teachers had to pay for supplies out of pocket. Despite of this the organization that managed …show more content…

In actuality, most studies comparing charter schools to other public schools have had inconclusive results. Plus, charter schools can vet for better test takers as their students. Charter schools are a boon to the education system, sucking federal dollars away from state schools. If they are not screening for the students they want. They are under supplying their students and staff for more profit. Education is the architect of change. The education you have will influence the change you make. Everyone deserves an excellent education, and frankly charter schools do not reliably provide that. Therefore they should be fixed or eliminated. Stand up for a good education, stand up for change, and fight back against the the problem that is charter

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