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Parents dump the schools with teachers who are members of the union. Union has less money to pay the politicians of a certain party. Of course boards also get p
by tlear 4y ago
Parents dump the schools with teachers who are members of the union. Union has less money to pay the politicians of a certain party. Of course boards also get paid per student head, student who goes to a school that is not part of that farm (charter, private whatever..) is not bringing in the cash.
It is pretty straightforward economic self interest. I can recommend Sowell's book "Charter schools and their enemies" it lays out the setup quite well.
- jonathankoren 4y agoLiterally no parent thinks “What I really want is a union busting school.” That’s not even a top 10000 concern. Did I send my oldest kid to a charter school? Yeah, for one year. It was a bunch of Teach for America grads that warehoused the kids in front of computers for hours at a time, no PE, and sent kindergartens to detention. (Wtf?!) So why did we choose this school? One reason: All day kindergarten. We had no idea how bad the school was actually run until like a quarter or two into it. Fuck Rocketship Schools.
- FeloniousHam 4y agoMy son goes to a charter school. I have the exact opposite experience: small school, small class sizes, passionate teachers/administrators, strict dress and phone policies, involved parents. There are downsides, small population = fewer extracurricular activities, with less participation (esp. sports).
- jonathankoren 4y agoWell, we get all those things except a dress code at the regular public school, but with extracurriculars.