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The charter debate
In the comments under my post about the Dayton school board race, there’s a little debate going on about charter schools and whether they are a good thing or a bad thing for Dayton.
I think the jury is still out on that one.
Dayton is a very interesting place to consider the question of charter schools because we have so many of them (33) and such a high percentage of the city’s school-age kids (22 percent) attending charters. And in fact, the movement here has had both wild successes and spectacular failures.
In fact, given what I know about charter schools, I think I could argue convincingly both for and against them based on Dayton’s experience. So I think I’ll do just that and let those who wish kick these opposing views around take their shots.
Later today, I’ll try to channel charter school supporters and post my best argument for why charter schools are good for Dayton. Then tomorrow, I’ll do the same thing for the opposition side.
So check back a little later today and then tomorrow and see which argument you find more convincing.
Update: Here’s part one, The case in favor of charter schools in Dayton. And here’s part two, The case against charter schools in Dayton.
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