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Charter Schools
The visit by Del. Jay Katzen to Spring Mountain School and the discussion there on the possibility of having that become a charter school sheds a whole new light on the debate about charter schools.
One of the strongest arguments against the charter school concept is that charter schools, which can set their own admission requirements, would take in the easiest children to educate, leaving the regular public schools with students who are disruptive or in need of expensive special services.
One parent reported that her son, identified as needing special services to function in public school, can function very well in a regular classroom at Spring Mountain School with its Waldorf curriculum. If that result can be duplicated with other children, probably the charter school concept deserves another look. If charter schools are willing to serve the full range of children that public schools are required by law to serve, they may earn the right to taxpayers dollars.
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