Let the Charters Bloom: Why failing schools should be allowed to fail- and better schools to sprout in their place
Opinion • August 2010 • Views: 219
…According to a 2009 Education Next survey, the public approves of steady charter growth. Though a sizable portion of Americans remain undecided, charter supporters outnumber opponents two to one. Among African-Americans, those who favor charters outnumber opponents four to one. Even among public school teachers, the percentage who favor charters is 37 percent, while the percentage who oppose them is 31 percent.