Charter School Model Not Permitted For 'Turnaround' Schools In Latest Version of Education Bill - Courant.com: " a staff member for the Senate Democrats suggested contacting Kenneth Saltman, a professor in education policy studies and research at DePaul University in Chicago, who is writing a book to be published in June called "The Failure of Corporate School Reform."
In an interview Tuesday, Saltman criticized charter schools as less accountable than public schools. He also said charter schools have high teacher turnover; can be used as a tool to get rid of teachers unions; and that nationally, charter school students perform on standardized tests about as well or worse than students who attend traditional public schools.
He said charter schools are one step along the path to widespread privatization of public schools and that the charter school movement should be halted.
"Charter schools bring us closer to privatizing the system and really dismantling the system of guaranteed community-based public schools," he said."
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