COVID19 made things worse in so many ways, but if there’s been one silver lining, it’s that parents have become even more acutely aware of the damage done by public sector teachers’ unions.
So many children lost a year of schooling due to shutdowns and teachers’ union campaigns against in-person teaching, suffering not just academically, but also socially, emotionally, and mentally. COVID19 blew the lid off of the toxicity that infects so much of the public school system.
And as a result of that, parents have taken notice and taken steps to protect their kids from further harm. That’s why, as traditional public schools struggle, charter schools are thriving:
Charter schools boomed during the pandemic — picking off hundreds of thousands of public school students across the U.S., a new analysis finds. https://t.co/oac941Bxqf pic.twitter.com/DetxZXoBUF
— Axios (@axios) September 22, 2021
You genuinely love to see it.
Good start! https://t.co/k1cbfkj0yI
— Mikkel Thorup | Author & Podcast Host (@ThorupMikkel) September 22, 2021
Outstanding!
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) September 22, 2021
Fantastic news! https://t.co/k8Og6y6Kz5
— Travis Shirkman (@t_shirkman) September 22, 2021
Looks like the “fund students, not systems” movement @DeAngelisCorey has been touting is taking off. 🚀 #SchoolChoice https://t.co/U8wQKoCVAr
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) September 22, 2021
If the public schools can't deliver, you see the alternatives rise.
I've seen the malfeasance led by @rweingarten, who from the beginning pushed an agenda where basic education was always secondary.
This is great news. https://t.co/jUdS7JC9DC
— Cranky "Vaccinated, Sophisticated" Gordon (@StillCrankyAF) September 22, 2021
What great news! It looks like they're doing what they purport to do, which is remove the state's control on curriculum and allow parents to make their own choices for their children. Less State, less hate.
— Mark Dembinsky (@MarkDembinsky) September 22, 2021
Parents want schools that are open, use common sense, and educate their children. Who would’ve thunk. https://t.co/Ki2wMnyY23
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) September 22, 2021
One important note:
charter schools are public schools.
— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) September 22, 2021
Other public schools could learn a great deal from charter schools.
Great news for these hundreds of thousands of students!
Plus research from @DeAngelisCorey shows that as charter school presence increases, public schools step up their game to compete.
— Math Guy (@MathGuy3141592) September 22, 2021
