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Article #149: The San Jose Schools Struggle With Charters

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The San Jose Schools have struggled for students.
years to find ways to address educational What does this mean for students, parents
issues in the city. While there is a lot and teachers in the San Jose Schools? A
of room for criticism in any urban school lot more indecision and confusion. Look
district, you can't say that the San Jose at the Leadership Charter Schools.
Unified School District hasn't tried a There's one in East San Jose, and a few
lot of different angles for success. The more in outlying areas. Many parents are
diversity in the San Jose Schools, with a passionate about sending their children
significant percentage of Spanish and here, but the charter has continually
Vietnamese speaking families, can be part butted heads with the local public
of the problem when communicating with schools. That's partially because schools
parents and building successful schools. lose money when students leave for
That's why the charter schools within the another school. So the charters can cost
San Jose Schools are such a bone of the public schools money.
contention. But here's what the San Jose Schools
Charter schools are usually public should be focusing on. There's a reason
schools which are independently run by a why charter middle schools seem to
local or independent organization. perform better than other middle schools.
Charter schools in the San Jose Schools Let's not wait another 3 years for an
often are freed from some of the independent research team to find out
constrictions that the regular public what's going on. The principals and
schools face. Is this good or bad? Well, teachers of San Jose Schools should be
there are a lot of opinions. For those meeting and brainstorming to find out
who think that the San Jose Schools what the differences are. Charter and
public education system needs to be taken public schools on the same team. I
over privately, and run like a business, suspect the need for preadolescents to
charter schools make a lot of sense. For have be in smaller and more intimate
those in the San Jose Schools we are settings is going to show up as a factor.
trying to make the current system better, But why then, would charter elementary
charter schools seem like a drain on schools be in worse shape?
funding that get to operate outside of Maybe elementary schools are smaller to
the rule book. What do the results say? begin with so size is less of a factor?
Results of Charters in the San Jose Maybe the elementary schools tend to be
Schools newer and by the time the kids filter up
A recent study of California charter to middle the kinks are worked out? Lots
schools had some interesting results that of questions that need to be answered. At
may impact the San Jose Schools. An the moment, the San Jose Schools use the
independent educational research group charter schools as an alternative,
found that charters are better for middle largely for low-income families. And with
school students, worse for elementary the state of education, alternatives
school students, and there was no aren't something we should give up.
consistent pattern for high school






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