According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of students enrolled in charter schools have increased from 0.3 million in the 1999-2000 school year to 1.8 million in the 2010-2011 school year. Charter schools are schools that receive public funding from the government,but is controlled by an organization under a legislative contract or a charter with a state. Under the control of the organization, charter schools do not have to follow certain state laws but have to meet the charter’s accountability standards. If the standards are not met, a school can lose its charter. The difference between a charter school and a traditional public school is that charter schools are more flexible with creating programs designed to help students achieve. Another difference between charter schools and traditional public schools is that charter schools hold higher accountability for the performance of the students. Charter schools receive their charters from a non-for profit organization in exchange for higher accountability of student’s performance. If students in the charter school do not perform well, the school can lose its charter.
There are over 5,000 public charter schools in the United States today according to the National Center for Education Statistics. In New York City, there are 183 public charter school in the five boroughs of New York City. New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio wants limit the number of charter schools placed inside of traditional public school buildings. Mayor de Blasio wants more money spent on funding pre-kindergarten education and after school programs for students. Parents and supporters of charter schools are upset by Mayor de Blasio’s views about charter schools and feel that taking aw...
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...al public schools and charter schools, elements of charter schools can be implemented into public schools. If this was implemented, parents will not have to make a choice over the two schools. Both charter schools and traditional public schools are free to children and provide education to children.
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