We support districts choosing education methods for their local communities, but we are concerned with programs like Summit and the charter school chain Carpe Diem certain legislators tried to push a few years ago. Sitting in front of a laptop for hours isn’t the same as engaging with a teacher...
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Update on Charter Schools
“Meanwhile, as the big promises about charters have remained unfulfilled, real costs have been accruing. According to school finance expert Bruce Baker, the expansion of charters has weakened traditional public schools and created inefficiencies like duplicative administrative costs. Increased competition has led to many schools, charter and otherwise, closing down...
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We see stories of charter school academic failure and financial fraud almost every day. We don’t share all of them, but they continue to inform our position that Kansas charter law is appropriate and that charter schools have largely failed their original mission and require oversight and accountability. https://www.10news.com/…/50-million-in-state-funds-reported… Originally...
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