This information can fill the need cited by many
of the most vociferous
critics of accountability schemes in education, who have railed against reliance on students»
academic test
performance as the sole criterion for judging school quality.
Recently, Chicago's two major newspapers made it very clear that charter schools can be very problematic and do not provide better
academic results to justify additional millions
of dollars that could be directed towards struggling neighborhood public schools («Chicago's Noble charter school network has tough discipline policy;
critics say too many students are being expelled,» Chicago Tribune, 4/7/14; «Charter schools show little difference in school
performance,» Chicago Sun - Times, 4/7/14).