Charter Watchdog

For those of you who follow my blog you know that I am insistent upon one message...true neighborhood public schools are vital to our country. They engender the best in our children, are democratic in so very many ways and are, as they ought to be, directly in the sight of the public.

In the next few days I will take a look at IL charters to examine them in the sense of accountability, meeting the needs and standards that are expected of all public schools as well as taking a look at how they measure up in a number of other ways. Remember, charters are public schools but just a different brand. Well, they are more than a different brand.

I want to present some background on the extent to which charters are being watched. As you might imagine, I have very real concerns on this matter.

Dick