The answer to that question will remain unanswered for some weeks, perhaps months, until newly elected Governor Rauner takes office. Let's put it this way, Rauner is a staunch supporter of charters and the Illinois State Charter School Commission is still a viable entity. Given these facts and the outcry, a rather false one, that charters outperform traditional neighborhood schools, one gets the sense that many more charters may well be on their way in the State of Illinois.
Aside from proponents saying that charters "free the schools from many state mandates" and that "they can be creative," it is also a fact that the per student spending is less than the counterpart neighborhood school. It is also a fact, based on my being in a number of schools, that SOME charters are selective in terms of who attends the school. Not everyone gets in as compared to traditional public schools.
Less anyone think differently, you can be certain that charterizing is, in large part, a financial move. Make no mistake about it!!
I think that those of us who truly value real public education for all need to keep a close eye on this...a real close eye.
Dick
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