Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Robert Cotto, Jr., is an elected member of the Hartford, Connecticut, Board of Education. In this article, he describes the outlandish fees paid to charter management organizations. Read this because it is not merely about the trickery that is afoot in Connecticut, it is the enormous corruption of public education and the misuse of tax money, that is sold to Americans in the media as reform
He says: "When traditional schools pay their bills to educate kids, they usually don't have much money, if any, remaining. When charter schools pay their bills, they often have money left over to spend. How much? It depends on the school. For a number of charter schools, roughly 10 percent of all of public dollars meant for educating children in these schools go to pay fees for private companies called "charter management organizations." That's a problem... |