How the Charter Sector Can Change the NarrativeUltimately, charter schools will succeed where they are both wanted and needed. The charter sector also has a good story of holding itself accountable, closing some 200 schools per year or about 3 percent of the nation's charter schools. Lastly, charter schools must respond to their critics more rapidly and robustly. It's also worth pointing out that many criticisms of charter schools are equally if not more true in traditional public schools. School Choice Isn't Going AwayToday, nearly 10 million parents have opted out of traditional public schools for private schools and charter schools or homeschooling.

Source: Huffington Post November 21, 2016 18:27 UTC