Argumentative Essay On Charter Schools
Abstract
The following manuscript focuses on charter schools and the legislation related to charter schools. A focus will be on policy and the major driving force the policy and how it affects academic achievement across the state. The controversial charter school is one proposed method to provide a better education to students.
A charter school is a school which receives public funding but operates independently. Charter schools are an example of alternative education. The accountability for charter schools is typically the same as any public funded school, because they must be accountable for their standardized testing. City Academy was the first official charter school started in 1991 in St. Paul Minnesota with the original purpose of providing students with the greatest prospect of succeeding (Shober, Manna, & Witte).
Charter schools were targeted to be a major component of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. Specifically the act specifies that students attending schools labeled as underperforming by state standards now have the option to transfer to different schools in the district, whether it is a state, private or charter school. The No Child Left Behind Act also suggested that if a failing school cannot show adequate yearly progress, it will be designated a charter school. The United States Department of Education …show more content…
This is a major problem because public schools are being run at the lowest budget possible and dividing the money for charter and traditional schools means everyone is strapped for money. Many educators argue that it is not ethical to take money away from schools that are in need of programs that will benefit student achievement; while others argue that it is not ethical to make students attend failing schools. The infrastructure of charter schools will be different based on state
The following manuscript focuses on charter schools and the legislation related to charter schools. A focus will be on policy and the major driving force the policy and how it affects academic achievement across the state. The controversial charter school is one proposed method to provide a better education to students.
A charter school is a school which receives public funding but operates independently. Charter schools are an example of alternative education. The accountability for charter schools is typically the same as any public funded school, because they must be accountable for their standardized testing. City Academy was the first official charter school started in 1991 in St. Paul Minnesota with the original purpose of providing students with the greatest prospect of succeeding (Shober, Manna, & Witte).
Charter schools were targeted to be a major component of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. Specifically the act specifies that students attending schools labeled as underperforming by state standards now have the option to transfer to different schools in the district, whether it is a state, private or charter school. The No Child Left Behind Act also suggested that if a failing school cannot show adequate yearly progress, it will be designated a charter school. The United States Department of Education …show more content…
This is a major problem because public schools are being run at the lowest budget possible and dividing the money for charter and traditional schools means everyone is strapped for money. Many educators argue that it is not ethical to take money away from schools that are in need of programs that will benefit student achievement; while others argue that it is not ethical to make students attend failing schools. The infrastructure of charter schools will be different based on state