Your child’s future depends on the choices you make about where he or she goes to school.   Charter schools are better than public schools because they provide options for families and foster innovation.   Public schools may still provide standardized tests to track student learning and public funding to support classroom programs.  However, charter schools are more beneficial for student learning.

Charter schools have more advantages than public schools.  Julie Mack of “mlive”, a Michigan media group, notes that charter schools provide options for families. “The neighborhood school is not necessarily a good option for every child” she writes. Even in good neighborhood schools your child may not fit in with their peer group; this can lead to exclusion or bullying and then prevent a child from normal social development. Julie Mack also states, “Some of the most exciting experiences in American education are occurring in charter schools… unconstrained by bureaucracies and union rules,”   This means that it is a lot easier to adopt reforms like a longer school year so students can benefit from three to ten weeks of additional instruction. It also makes it much easier for a charter school to be innovative and come up with specific projects without having to meet all the same text expectations of public schools.

Public schools still hold some advantages. NPR’s Claudio Sanchez reports that a charter school study released by Stanford University Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) concludes that “kids and most charter schools are doing worse for no better than students in traditional public schools.” This should remind us that not every charter school guarantees better results than a good public school.  Standardized tests provide a measure of student learning.  People should expect to find a variety of outcomes just like they would in public or private schools. Julie Mack acknowledges the potential of having school boards appointed by charter organizations rather than the public, writing that  “when controversy and problems arise, charter schools parents have less avenue for protest. Basically it can be a little dangerous dealing with the school let him play by more of their own rules.”  Luckily problems like these can be avoided by carefully selecting trusted charter schools after doing the proper research.The advantages of charter schools still outweigh those of public schools. According to CREDO director, Margaret Raymond, CREDO did find that ” the gains along blacks, Latinos and kids whose first language is not English has been impressive and surprising.”  These traditionally disadvantaged groups make up about a third of the charter school population.

Overall, charter schools are better than public schools because of charter schools are schools of choice: students are not forced to go there. Even if you disagree, go online and search for the statistics. This proves charter schools are better than public schools.