Reply #65: one more time: ALL CHARTER schools are PUBLIC schools!

[mzteris]

They are NOT PRIVATE schools. Anyone can go, without paying a dime. They meet the same educational standards, take the same standardized tests, and have the same level of accountability - in terms of performance - as every other school in their district/state.

All charters are public and all charters are non-profit.

Appx 10% of charters are MANAGED by a "for profit" management organization. Some traditional public schools are managed by them as well. (the % for these is smaller each year.)

Appx 11% of charters are MANAGED by NON-Profit management organizations.

The other 80ish percent of all charter schools are founded and managed by local members of the community, including teachers and other school administration officials, parents, and concerned businessmen/women of their communities.


and FYI - some charters are Unionized and some traditionals are NOT.