Here's the strange thing though... Some charter schools do educate the same poor populations, and do it well. The Success Academy [1] is very controversial, b

Here's the strange thing though... Some charter schools do educate the same poor populations, and do it well. The Success Academy [1] is very controversial, but their kids in Harlem and the Bronx do get good test scores. [2] One can argue that they weed out bad apples, but the numbers are still phenomenal even if you assume they've pushed out the bottom 10%. Of course the new mayor of New York wants to stop their growth, but that's another complaint. [1] http://www.successacademies.org/ http://www.successacademies.org/ [2] http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores/counties/new-york/districts/new-york-city-district-3/schools/harlem-success-academy-charter-school http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores/cou... and http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2013/08/bronx-success-academy-2-ranks-3rd-in.html http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2013/08/bronx-succes...