Charter Schools vs. Public Schools

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/29/Caroline_Hoxby_Promise_and_Performance_of_Charter_S...

Harvard economics professor Caroline Hoxby discusses several differences between charter and public schools.

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The Promise and Performance of Charter Schools: Agents of School Reform with Caroline M. Hoxby

Harvard economics Professor and Hoover Fellow Caroline Hoxby discusses her research on New York City charter schools in two city neighborhoods, Harlem and the Bronx, and how they compare with other public schools in the same neighborhoods.

Caroline M. Hoxby is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. She is the Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the director of the Economics of Education Program for the National Bureau of Economic Research. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.

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[psynema]

The unspoken problem with schools that no politician wants to touch

PARENTS SUCK

[happinesson]

charter schools created competition within the public system that served to improve the quality of education for all children. Let the best school wins!

[HaleyC1231]

@MrJammer90 I love charter schools. I go to one and i was proven smater then 99.9% of regular people in public schools in my grade. I loooooooooooooooooooooove my school

[HaleyC1231]

@RecallSnydersignby85 Well, we don't perfom wors then the PS!!!!!! Actually, we perform 90% better on the MCAS then the public school. Every school is different. And if they aren't as smart, they are better people the reason why we may be 1 year behind is because we cover the subject thouroughly! We are not dumb. YOu probably ahvn't even been to a charter school so don't even try!

[HaleyC1231]

@eric251982 Yah, but, every chrter school is different. The public schools get so much fundings, that teachers want to work there because of the money. Charter schools barely get as much

[eric251982]

I am a teacher who completed my student-teaching internship at a great public school and was hired for my first job at a charter school. Words cannot express the difference between working for the public school system vs. a charter school. At the charter school I was working with all 23-25 year old first year teachers. Several of them were not certified. Now, at my new position I am working with veteran teachers who have taught for 15-25 years.

[orangeporanges]

@RecallSnydersignby85 -continued- now and I love it. But I don't regret one second of being in a charter school. No I wasn't taught in a traditional way, but I am not just some idiot who's gonna drop out next month. I'm going to make something out of my life, and I learned this through the education at a charter school. I would recommend it for anyone

I am a 10th grader. please take this seriously and reconsider your opinion on charter schools.

[orangeporanges]

@RecallSnydersignby85 -continued- Although it is true that some charters may perform worse on tests than public, it cannot be denied that the teachers try their hardest for the students. I have been taught by remarkable teachers that I probably won't ever forget. You're making it seem like every kid who went to a charter school is an idiot. I take your comment offensively. I don't appreciate you judging ALL charter schools based probably on some statistic you read. I am in a public high school

[orangeporanges]

@RecallSnydersignby85 I went to a K-8 charter school for 7 years. In 8th grade I graduated with a small class of only 25 students, not one student in that graduating class had a final grade lower than a D. Most of us -including me- graduated with all A's. Everyone who has come into contact with this school has thought the students as respectful, witty and intelligent young adults and children. This school has probably done more things for their students than any other public school can provide.

[rdsathene]

Charters are privately managed entities whose only claim to the word public is funding. Many courts have ruled they aren't "public entities."

9th Circuit US Court of Appeals (2010-01-04) ruled charter schools are NOT "public actors."

California Court of Appeals (2007-01-10) ruled charter-voucher schools are NOT "public agents."

Moreover, the US Census Department expressed difficulty in obtaining information from charter-voucher schools because the aren't public entities.

Neoliberalism.

[anthonytrombino]

Charter schools provide the opportunity for parents to build an alternative education to public schools. We focus too much on "failing" public schools as the reason for charter schools; the reason is "alternative".

Parents define failure differently since we all have different standards. Charter schools are another form of the free market and represent the ability to make a positive change where you see fit. If you do not think charter schools are needed, then keep your kid in the public sc