Talk to Parents Before Closing a Charter School

One of the few points of universal agreement in education policy is that bad charter schools should be shuttered. But what exactly is a bad charter school?

 

A school with meager enrollment that can't make financial ends meet? Yes.

A school that finds itself on, or even near, the wrong side of the law? Absolutely.  

A school with low standardized test scores yet high parent demand? Maybe. Maybe not.

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