Public versus Charter schools- which one do you think has higher potential in providing the best education for our youths?
Charter schools. Competition, but more importantly parental expectations, mandate charters have to be better than district - not public - schools or what's the point?
Longer term, when charters reach some saturation point the comparison won't be between charters and district schools but between charter schools and charter schools. That's when things will start to get interesting because charter schools won't be able to hide under the umbrella of the local school district. The local school district will no longer be the standard charter schools have to meet in order interest parents.
When that happens a couple of things occur organically.
Accountability schemes will no longer have to be mandated by the state. The good schools will want it known they're good and in a manner that means something to parents. Second tier schools will be on the hot seat.
As a result the people who determine whether a school's first, second or third tier - teachers - will take on importance and administrators will, comparatively, lose importance.
Than there's the value of technology. Largely ignored by the public education establishment because technology does the one thing - reduce employee headcount - that's anathema to government entities technology will allow schools to do more with fewer people as technology has everywhere it's put to use.
Charter for sure. If the schools compete for students they will strive for a higher success. Public schools are basically an indoctrination center training our students to be stupid.
You and I are thinking the same thought.