Reply #15: Yes, he had. However, finding problems in AZ doesn't mean this is the charter system supported by [View All]

Obama. I'm curious how the system in Illinois is run. It is my understanding that each state has their own charter school systems, so how are the ones in AZ comparable to the ones in Chicago or Illinois? Is AZ particularly bad? Are ones in Illinois particularly good? :shrug: No one is saying that the OP doesn't have legitimate concerns, but I'm not fully convinced that all charters schools are, in themselves, a full evil. In California, not all charter schools are connected to corporations. There are multiple public schools that take full state money and no private corporations have a role in them at all. In my particular city, there is a charter school that functions as a visual and performing arts school. I see nothing inherently wrong with that. They run on public money, the students take all the mandatory state testing, the teachers are all credentialed, as is the necessary administration. Their financial dealings are public information and is accessible by anyone. I really don't have a problem with this school.