Lawmakers' Stinting Charter Schools Is A Loss For Children

Hartford Courant:

Public charter schools are a key to closing the achievement gap between urban and suburban schools, so it's no wonder that Gov.Dannel P. Malloyhad proposed increasing funding for charters in his education reform bill this year.

Unfortunately, the legislature's education committee, apparently at the beck and call of teacher unions, has voted to dial back the increases.

The vote was yet another attempt by majority Democrats to rally around the status quo -- at the expense of students who deserve better.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 2, 2012 1:16 AM
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