Arne Duncan praises, slaps charter schools

Hello Everybody!…….....The new kid on the block is called the “Charter School.” The Charter School Movement is one of the most promising reforms to hit public education in a long time. Charter Schools have become the “incubators of innovation.” The charter school is an independent public school of choice that is freed from rules but accountable for results. It has become the new way of reinventing public education. The topic of discussion that I selected is “Arne Duncan praises, Slaps Charter Schools.”

In the article, Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressed his concerns that the charter sector has had some “extraordinary accomplishments,” but on the other hand, it has experienced and faced many issues. In my opinion, too many of our students are being short changed by our current educational system which has failed many of our students. Our students are emerging without decent preparation for citizenship, college and the workforce.

Although the challenges of education reform have already begun to dominate our education ecosystem, the charter school has the potential to renew and to redefine public education in the United States. Turning a potential into a reality can be a challenging task, however, the idea of a charter school can have a powerful implication for the entire enterprise of public schooling. What’s significant about the charter school is that it is helping to reach low-income black students, hispanics and other students of culture.

According to Duncan, “we all know the dream of the charter movement is not yet a dream fulfilled, but it is a movement that is on the rise.”

Reference

Strauss, V. (2013). Arne Duncan praises, Slaps Charter Schools. The Washington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/07/03/arne-duncan-praises-slaps-charter-schools/?print=1