Public charter schools and their educators are working toward the same goal
as every other public school in the state — to provide students with a quality education.
A charter school is part of the public education system and is open to all students, without discrimination, on the same
basis as other public schools.
Public charter schools are subject to the same academic standards as traditional public schools and hold teachers to the same certification
requirements as other public schools do.
Freedom: While charter schools must adhere to the same major laws and
regulations as all other public schools, they are given freedom in their program, their staffing, and their allocation of financial resources.
Sharyn Howell, executive director of the LAUSD Division of Special Education, said the the district must comply with laws aimed at giving special education students the same experiences and learning
opportunities as other public school children.
The schools also develop their own resources, which they share within the network as
well as other public schools through a secure portal (for member schools only) and this website as well as partner websites.
These children need and deserve the same
support as all other public school kids and we hope this is the year they receive that support from those who represent them in Albany.»
A recent San Francisco Chronicle article points to the nearly 90 charter schools that may open this fall, in part because «flexibility is allowing charter schools to
grow as other public schools are undoing a series of education reforms that began more than a decade ago when California's state budget was flush with cash.»
Not that long ago, in a special report produced for public television, the host Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize - winning author, stood in front of Achievement First's Amistad Academy and said «All of Amistad's students are chosen through the same lottery
system as other public schools in New Haven.
: While charter schools must adhere to the same major laws and
regulations as all other public schools, they are given freedom in their program, their staffing, and their allocation of financial resources.
The Weilenmann School of Discovery («WSD») is a public charter school open to all Utah students without discrimination and on the same
basis as other public schools.
Apart from giving new start - ups an initial period of time to establish themselves, it is appropriate to hold the average charter school, serving similar students, to the same standards
as other public schools in that community.
The PLCs also don't accept English - language learners, kids with discipline problems or most disabilities, or those with elementary - level reading and math abilities,
as other public schools must, which muddies the comparison.
Charter schools enroll approximately the same proportion of low - income students, on average,
as other public schools.
EOC has the same standard areas (Math, Social Studies, Science, English, Art)
as other public schools in the state.
KIPP schools follow the same state and federal curriculum standards
as other public schools.
Funding for charter schools is the same
as other public schools, which includes reporting enrollment to receive state and federal funding.
Laws regarding religion in schools, school fees and tuition, health and safety, civil rights, annual reports, and most other matters are the same
as other public schools.
Flexibility: While charter schools must adhere to the same major laws and regulations
as all other public schools, they are freed from the red tape that often diverts a school's energy and resources away from educational excellence.
Charter public schools must meet the same state and federal academic standards
as other public schools, but they are subject to additional rigorous academic, financial, and managerial requirements as specified in their charter contract — and to ongoing monitoring to evaluate their success in improving student outcomes.