tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post6163370188277025226..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Charter Schools and Hedge FundsJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-65630437566571628612013-09-09T20:33:32.477-04:002013-09-09T20:33:32.477-04:00Part of the problem is that not all the bad charte...Part of the problem is that not all the bad charter schools get shut down (because they have too much political clout) or they close and re-open under a new name. <br /><br />Or that terrible charter schools look good from the outside, it's only when you're on the inside that you see it's not that great.<br />http://www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/news/the-mis-education-of-my-son.html<br /><br />Reformers complain about a kid getting a bad teacher and hows it effects their life time earnings but they don't seem to care if the kid goes to a charter school that closes (some even mid-year) - that's just market forces - they never acknowledge the devastating effect that can have on a kid's education as parents scramble to find another school that will take him/her, let alone one that will be a good fit.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626875691093154335noreply@blogger.com