Why is it that charter schools are increasing our students’ isolation? Partly it’s because charter schools are pulling “the best of the best” minority students from their public school systems, and concentrating that population into charter schools. But in order to attend, you have to know to apply. In many Latino households in particular, parents miss the cue to send in an application if they are non-English speakers and charter school paperwork is sent home only in English. They don’t know of the opportunity to complete the paperwork on behalf of their children, so their students become more isolated in the public system. With so many students in CT’s urban school systems coming from non-English speaking homes, the charter school environment has wound up practically eliminating those students from their ranks. How many students are we talking about? Here’s how many Connecticut students go home to non-English speaking residences: Bridgeport – 40%; Hartford – 44.7%; New Haven – 28.6%. Latinos are being left out of the charter system, while other minority students become more isolated in the charter system!
Is this what we want for our students in Connecticut?
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