Controversial plan to allow for - profit charter school takeovers of low - performing NC schools re-emerges (ncpolicywatch.com)
The findings were striking: «Charter school takeovers in the New Orleans Recovery School District appear to have generated substantial achievement gains for a highly disadvantaged student population that enrolled in these schools passively.» (educationnext.org)
Due to the influence of federal policies, such as Race to the Top, and relentless marketing by charter school advocates, virtually every state has a methodology for designating «low performing» schools as Priority and targeting them for radical solutions like charter school takeover. (salon.com)