Right, I guess that’s why the vast majority of Charters do worse than the public option and tend to just operate as a way to extract cash from public funds to private hands. Eliminating the vast majority of charters, which operate as a means for private investors to legally take taxpayer funds, would save the district from giving up around +$1 billion per year to the charters that drain our local resources. Why would anyone of “middle class” status send their kid to a charter when they tend to have the money to send them to the dozens of private schools in the region?

Your experience demonstrates learning was not valued at home because school doesn’t magically make you literate. People taking time to read and grow their reading skills makes them literate. Properly resourced and supported schools can support families more effectively… eliminating charters helps refocus the resources more effectively.