SACRAMENTO — It’s tough being a charter school advocate in California these days. Not only are the schools facing fierce opposition from the Democratic-controlled Legislature, teachers unions and a governor whom their backers spent millions trying to keep out of office, they also have the most politically toxic ally possible in California state politics: President Donald Trump.
“Has it been damaging that Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos have given an unwelcome bear hug to charter schools? Absolutely,” Fortune told POLITICO as she paused to reflect on the euphoria of attending the Election Day party at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters in 2016 — and then the next day, when she protested outside Trump Tower.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking a decidedly different tack than his predecessor, Jerry Brown, who vetoed a union-backed attempt to rein in charter schools just three years ago. While not anti-charter, Newsom has moved the Governor's Office closer to the position taken by the California Teachers Association, which says charters are taking away precious dollars from traditional schools while not adhering to the same rules.
Thurmond, a former Democratic state legislator, defeated former charter school administrator Marshall Tuck in the most expensive state superintendent race in California history. The campaign attracted more than $50 million, with charter schools outspending teachers unions. But pro-charter groups are trying to distance themselves from the Trump administration. They say their mission has been unfairly maligned, pointing out that former Gov. Brown, a Democrat, opened charter schools of his own.
“With this package of bills, the legislators and the teachers unions who are backing them up are saying that the money these kids generate is more important than the kind of education they get,” she said. “It’s not only cynical, it’s wrong. Up until this point, the law has favored the academic performance of the student above all else.”
charter schools give kids a real education, public schools dumb them down and indoctrinate to democrat propaganda to the point they don't even know what bathroom to use
Bedhead_ i look at this cover photo and i see the next generation of aerospace space engineers.
charter schools in Pa are a drain on the taxpayers with poor results
Why would the teachers be afraid Charters might make the teachers do the job?
What schools do the senators in this state send their children to? Let’s compare their schools to middle income earner schools: eg: class size, curriculum, etc.
Quick questions: are public schools in CA meeting standards? What are graduation rates? Average GPA’s? Class size ratios of student / teacher? If ’s are low, standards not met, then I’m all for charter / parochial schools!
Charter schools don't work and do nothing but waste money that could be used to help the public school system. Shut them down.
This article is not biased at all. 🙄🙄