Peter Greene: Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools

By Peter Greene

Education Contributor

I look at K-12 policies and practices from the classroom perspective.

Modern charter schools prefer to attach the word “public” to their descriptions. Many of the charter advocacy groups include “public charter” in their title. And truthfully, there are no regulations attached to the term–any school can attach the word “public” to its title without having to worry about any sort of penalty.

So technically, any charter school can call itself a public school. Heck, any private or parochial school can call itself a public school if it’s so inclined. But while modern charter schools are financed by public tax dollars, they are not truly public schools for the following reasons…

READ-SHARE-DISCUSS-LEARN MORE HERE – https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/02/02/charter-schools-are-not-public-schools/#4e161a3c6832