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"He noted that charters tended to enroll more black students, and were disproportionately located in cities."


So much for hurting those already under-funded public systems in inner cities. As a matter of fact, charter schools are the only other alternative to a crappy public school that some of these students might ever get.

At least half of the charter schools in my community are for low-income or at risk students. Maybe that is why they don't perform as well on the tests?

Keep in mind that because the Charter schools get state funding, they are FREE for the students who attend.

The argument about the money doesn't hold up, because the Charter schools only get the amount that would have been alloted for that student in public schools. Since the public schools in my area are now overcrowded, charter schools are actually helping relieve some of the burden.