Online charter schools have expanded rapidly in recent years in spite of increasing evidence that far too often these schools have failed to adequately educate children, particularly in comparison to children attending traditional public schools. Companies that create online charter schools have experienced rapid revenue growth over the past five years at the same time that funding for […]
Nearly 200,000 students in the U.S. are educated in full-time virtual schools. Touted as a promising (and cost-effective) way to educate, online schools are coming under tremendous criticism due to a lack of accountability and student success. “The virtual schools are gaming the system,” says Gary Miron, a professor of education at Western Michigan University […]
The cost to battle one virtual charter school in 18 Illinois school districts is exorbitant–more than $320,000. Legislators say they want time to study virtual (aka online) charters. All they have to do is look at places like Colorado and Pennsylvania. Why would anyone want to put children in front of a computer for an […]
Profiteers have no place in education. “Once people realize that their own children are being experimented upon and used for profits, the greed grab will end. The testing craze, the corporate education reform industry, the for-profit and non-profit charter industry, the online educational programing business, etc. will dwindle and either die out or become minuscule.” […]
