Liddy Olszewski Michigan now has more for-profit charter schools than any other state in the country. Over 80 percent of the charter schools in Michigan today are operated by for-profit companies. The national rate is 35 percent. Large, nationally-operated charter school companies are expanding more rapidly than small, locally run non-profit charters. There is something wrong when the bottom line in a child’s education is profit. As a person who believes that the foundation for a strong democracy is public education, the rapid expansion of “for-profit” public charter schools is sickening. michiganradio.org/post/three-little-known-facts-about-charter-schools-michigan
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 23:20:19 +0000
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