{"id":3982,"date":"2023-01-30T20:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edhype.com\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2023-01-30T20:40:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:40:18","slug":"charter-schools-offer-families-choice-access-and-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edhype.com\/charter-schools-offer-families-choice-access-and-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Charter Schools Offer Families Choice, Access, And Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3982\" class=\"elementor elementor-3982\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4170e570 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4170e570\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b075d4b\" data-id=\"7b075d4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172e9fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"172e9fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1675107891755\"} --><\/p>\n<p>As a former traditional public school student, teacher, administrator, and parent, I have spent the last thirty years supporting brick and mortar, traditional public school districts. As a progressive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edchoice.org\/school-choice\/what-is-school-choice\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.edchoice.org\/school-choice\/what-is-school-choice\/\">School Choice<\/a> was a four-letter word. Due to the political narrative surrounding the charter system and school choice, I saw the concept of school choice as a way for parents, afraid of what their children might learn in public school, to sequester them into a setting that met their specific political, ethical, or religious expectations. I understood school choice to mean using public funds to send students to private schools. Adding to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondregister.com\/opinion\/bias-against-charter-schools-requires-independent-authorizers\/article_cab123de-7806-11ed-96ce-cf211de8da00.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.richmondregister.com\/opinion\/bias-against-charter-schools-requires-independent-authorizers\/article_cab123de-7806-11ed-96ce-cf211de8da00.html\">anti-charter bias<\/a> were the many examples of fraud and misappropriation in the charter arena. What I realized after doing a little inquiry of my own in the last few years, is the reality that [good] charter schools offer some of the most important things to a family \u2013 CHOICE, ACCESS and EQUITY.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1675107891758\"} --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charter schools offer equity and access to their students.<\/strong> In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/data.publiccharters.org\/digest\/charter-school-data-digest\/how-many-charter-schools-and-students-are-there\/#:~:text=December%2006%2C%202022%20%7C%20Updated%3A%20Dec.%206%2C%202022%2C,public%20school%20students%2C%20up%20from%206.8%25%20in%202019-20.\">almost 4 million students<\/a> attended American charter schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/data.publiccharters.org\/digest\/tables-and-figures\/cmos-demographics-across-time\/\">&nbsp;84% <\/a>of them were students of color.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.methodschools.org\">Charter schools<\/a> by definition are public institutions.&nbsp; Just like their district-bound counterparts, charter schools are held to the same federal and state standards of certification, academic instruction, and fiduciary responsibility.&nbsp;THEY ARE NOT PRIVATE SCHOOLS; the vast majority are not operated for-profit organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charters offer a free and appropriate public education to students with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/what-is-an-iep\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/what-is-an-iep\/\">IEPs<\/a> whose needs can be met within that school\u2019s setting.&nbsp; They also offer the flexibility that many district-based public schools do not.&nbsp; Charter schools are not constrained by the financial status of the zip codes in which they are built.&nbsp; District schools\u2019 enrollment comes from the surrounding neighborhoods and the communities\u2019 taxes.&nbsp; When the neighborhood has money, the school district has money.&nbsp; Charter schools do not have the same residency requirements, allowing a diversity of population unparalleled in neighborhood schools.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":3983,\"width\":680,\"height\":392,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-image-1675108491745\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"wp-image-3983 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"680\"  height=\"392\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/edhype.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/charter-and-choice-image.png\"  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large comprehensive school districts can not. <\/strong>Charter schools have no guaranteed enrollment; if they are not effective and don\u2019t support students appropriately, they won\u2019t remain in business.&nbsp; Charter school leaders are incentivized<i> t<\/i>o maximize student achievement so they can stay open!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1675107891764\"} --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charter schools have been in existence for several decades, and demand has only increased.&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: inherit;\">Virtual learning, in particular, during the Covid-19 pandemic showed many parents the importance of choice in their child\u2019s education.&nbsp; It also showed parents that the traditional way is not the ONLY way, with many students opting to remain in a virtual setting even after school campuses reopened.&nbsp; A<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccharters.org\/our-work\/publications\/never-going-back-analysis-parent-sentiment-education\"> 2022 Harris Poll Report<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: inherit;\"> analyzing parental attitudes about education found the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-list-1675107891778\"} --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-list-item-1675107891767\"} --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>93% of parents disagree with the current one-size-fits all approach to public education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>82% of parents are willing to vote for someone outside of their political party if their education platform aligned with their views<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>83% of parents agree that education has become a more important political issue to them than it was in the past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Among parents who vote in both federal and state\/local elections, and equally represented by both major political parties, when asked if any considerations become more important to them when voting in state\/local elections, education (55%) was the second most selected issue, closely trailing taxes\/taxation (56%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>84% of parents agree that, although they may not choose a charter school for their child, charter schools should be available to families who would choose them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":384,\"height\":368,\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-image-1675107891781\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"384\"  height=\"368\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/chl4nIoM7jpKaEA2vWfJummG1issmyxF_FUPs2g3FWiHLYnOgaj_BB7x_fCuiQ-F9cp3CFU_-4xs352BgZm-pfG0liChJGqcm1kR5_sOznzUR6-z86_gsXy-A-MfwekCsV_b16yotL047Aa1ggzxEyE\" ><p><\/p>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Image from the NAPCS report \u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccharters.org\/our-work\/publications\/never-going-back-analysis-parent-sentiment-education\"><strong>Never Going Back: An Analysis of Parent Sentiment on Education.<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1675107891786\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph 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