This comment in the story says it all: Steven Baratte, a spokesman for the charter schools group, said that the appeals process is important because districts may have an inherent
bias against charter school growth.
Not exact matches
Charter schools frequently point to the fact that they admit students based on a lottery to defend themselves
against accusations of
bias in admissions.
Where is NYC's public advocate, Letitia James, who sued the city over
school buses that had no air conditioning and went after the Success Academy Charter School network for alleged bias against students with disabil
school buses that had no air conditioning and went after the Success Academy
Charter School network for alleged bias against students with disabil
School network for alleged
bias against students with disabilities?
Mr. Richmond argues that most districts are ill - equipped to be effective
charter authorizers, and may have a
bias against approving them, fearing competition and the potential loss of aid for students who leave the regular
school system.
Equally troubling is the fact that
charter schools clearly have a
bias against providing services to Hispanic students.
Regarding national findings, a review of the CREDO study by the National Education Policy Center questioned CREDO's statistical methods: for example, the study excluded public
schools that do NOT send students to
charters, thus «introducing a
bias against the best urban public
schools.»