D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I - At Large), chairman of the education committee, also questioned whether the chancellor needs chartering authority in order to provide schools with more flexibility. (washingtonpost.com)
These criteria include whether the state grants charter schools an exemption from collective bargaining, the number of chartering authorities beyond local school boards, the number of new charter schools permitted, and whether charters are granted waivers from certain state and local laws. (educationnext.org)
A good chartering authority makes it far more likely that the alternative is going to be a worthy one. (educationnext.org)