> Failing public schools are routinely closed. Actually, it's not routine. It's a long drawn out struggle. Charters get closed much faster. > You've restate

> Failing public schools are routinely closed. Actually, it's not routine. It's a long drawn out struggle. Charters get closed much faster. > You've restated the article author's point regarding Finland. The person whom I was responding to seemed to be suggesting that Finland's experience tells us something important about the US. My point is that it doesn't. > You also may have restated the author's point about the 50% of new teachers who don't stick it out 5 years. Again, the person to whom I was responding suggested that certificate loss rates and the percentage of teachers leaving the profession because of work conditions have something to do with one another. They don't.