A Most Erudite Discussion of Charter Schools: Lisa Keegan, Julie Erfle
Lisa Graham Keegan is a former Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction; she is also the most prominent advocate of Charter Schools in the state. Julie Erfle is a blogger and journalist who has written a scathing critique of how the performance of charter schools is often judged.
In a nutshell, Julie argues, if you hand select the best students, they do exceptionally well. You might well want to send your kids to such a school (as she does), but this would not mean the school is actually doing a better job than one filled with kids with lower scores that are making solid improvements.)
Not suprisingly, Lisa has a different take.
This week’s Think Tank lets these highly thoughtful and committed community activists have at one another. Civil? Always. Highly Informed. Thoughful. Tune in: you might learn something.
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