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Friday, June 10, 2016
NOT SO FAST, OPPOSITION TO CHARTER SCHOOLS IS NOT UNAMINOUS
This made me laugh when I read it. The claim that the charter school system "is creating separate and unequal opportunities for success" when Lynn does the same thing. For example, the new programs and shops that only the students at the new Marshall get to benefit from. Also the claim that the charter school system takes millions away from LPS and that it is "a loss of funds that is undermining the ability of districts to provide students with the educational services to which they are entitled" Meanwhile, the city of Lynn has been short changing LPS for decades to the sum of MILLION$$ and more than 80% of the almost $140 million budget goes to salaries and not student "educational services". And perhaps my favorite.....The claim that charter schools "are often approved over the objections of a majority of community residents" Really? This claim from the LSC? Ha Ha.....
The point of the whole post is to highlight the fact that the Mayor is playing both sides against the middle. She never expressed any opposition to this ruling when it was brought up. I believe she may have even voted for it. I can't remember her even abstaining when the vote came up. If you are going to be FOR charter schools, you should be and not give it backhanded support by just "not signing". I strongly believe many of our elected officials didn't even realize she hadn't signed it.
The simple fact is that charter schools are a drain on the system, not because they are multiple places to put the same amount of money. Think of it in similar terms as in widening the pool of applicants for the SPED administrator. As one of my readers commented, "A wider pool is a more shallow pool". The same can be said for the pool of educational resources. Yes there needs to be a better job of spending the money they have but bemoaning that does little to change it without constructive action.
The thing is if the cap is lifted and it might be either through legislative or judicial measures charter schools may regret what they wished for because by becoming larger they will lose some of their statistical advantages. Larger they won't be the "successful" model the claim to be now.
This made me laugh when I read it. The claim that the charter school system "is creating separate and unequal opportunities for success" when Lynn does the same thing. For example, the new programs and shops that only the students at the new Marshall get to benefit from. Also the claim that the charter school system takes millions away from LPS and that it is "a loss of funds that is undermining the ability of districts to provide students with the educational services to which they are entitled" Meanwhile, the city of Lynn has been short changing LPS for decades to the sum of MILLION$$ and more than 80% of the almost $140 million budget goes to salaries and not student "educational services". And perhaps my favorite.....The claim that charter schools "are often approved over the objections of a majority of community residents" Really? This claim from the LSC? Ha Ha.....
ReplyDeleteThe point of the whole post is to highlight the fact that the Mayor is playing both sides against the middle. She never expressed any opposition to this ruling when it was brought up. I believe she may have even voted for it. I can't remember her even abstaining when the vote came up. If you are going to be FOR charter schools, you should be and not give it backhanded support by just "not signing". I strongly believe many of our elected officials didn't even realize she hadn't signed it.
ReplyDeleteThe simple fact is that charter schools are a drain on the system, not because they are multiple places to put the same amount of money. Think of it in similar terms as in widening the pool of applicants for the SPED administrator. As one of my readers commented, "A wider pool is a more shallow pool". The same can be said for the pool of educational resources. Yes there needs to be a better job of spending the money they have but bemoaning that does little to change it without constructive action.
The thing is if the cap is lifted and it might be either through legislative or judicial measures charter schools may regret what they wished for because by becoming larger they will lose some of their statistical advantages. Larger they won't be the "successful" model the claim to be now.