According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 765 charter schools closed leaving thousands of families stressed, abandoned, dislocated & angry. In under 3 decades 3000 have closed.The top 3 reasons privately-operated charter schools close are financial malfeasance, poor academic performance, and low enrollment. When you take all charters and all public schools into consideration, students at charters do worse than those at public schools. There is no justification for the existence of privately-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools. They do not provide a net public benefit. Endless news reports show that charter schools are always mired in scandal and controversy. It is time to stop bashing public education, reject the hype surrounding charter schools, fully fund all public schools, and vest real decision-making power in the hands of the public."
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