Critics call for greater accountability in aftermath of allegations that Franklin Towne fixed its lottery

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“As taxpayers, we should not be funding schools that engage in such practices,” one public official said of allegations of lottery-fixing at Franklin Towne Charter High School.

Critics call for greater accountability in aftermath of allegations that Franklin Towne fixed its lottery

. “We really think that the School District of Philadelphia needs to be able to have greater methods for accountability and steps in place for charters, and this is a prime example of why.”students with severe disabilities than district-run schools “Any action taken by a public charter school to discriminate in its enrollment practices is unacceptable, and further feeds into the false narratives and misconceptions about public charter schools,” Peterman said., and 85% do, Peterman said, a fact that “eliminates any question of bias, discrimination or cherry-picking” in those schools because the schools do not control who gets selected, or manage waitlists. Franklin Towne does not use that centralized lottery.

“Charter schools were created to give children the opportunity for a high-quality education regardless of their zip code,” the coalition said in a statement. The law, however, limits school districts’ ability to enforce rules on charters, said Susan DeJarnatt, a law professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

 

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