Alternatives Quote by Mark Shields

Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't…

— John Engler

Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources.…

— Maggie Gallagher

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement…

— Maggie Gallagher

Charter schools are public schools. They're paid for publicly and they're part of the public system. They just have a more independent structure.

— David Brooks

I've seen public charter schools give parents a valuable option for students in Alabama and across the country.

— Tommy Tuberville

“If we continue on the present course, with big foundations and the federal government investing heavily in opening more charter schools, the result is…

— Diane Ravitch

I do believe charter schools provide good options for families.

— Miguel Cardona

A lot of charter schools are non-union schools that take a lot of teachers from alternative tracks, like Teach For America. They do this…

— Dana Goldstein

An early attempt at education choice was charter schools. These were meant to attract the best and brightest students and provide them a level…

— Bob Beckel

Just, as I have traveled around from school to school, whether it's project-based learning or an outward bound curriculum, it's very hard to tell…

— David Brooks

I would argue that the charter schools are really good at building programming and curriculum around the issues and the interests of the kids…

— Charlie Baker

Charters give public school teachers the flexibility to design programs to the individual student needs. They no longer have to go to a distant…

— Gary Larson