The Times report by Stephanie Saul on the
cyber charter school movement yesterday morning has not roused a lot of online fury. I sure don't know why. Here is how it opens:
Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly
50 percent trail in reading. A third do not graduate on time. And
hundreds of children, from kindergartners to seniors, withdraw within
months after they enroll.
By Wall Street standards, though, Agora is a remarkable success that has helped enrich K12 Inc., the publicly traded company that manages the school. And the entire enterprise is paid for by taxpayers.
You should read the whole thing, especially if you believe the way to solve our education problems is by sprinkling a little market-fairy dust on them (no, it's really just a way for the rent seekers to expropriate more money from our children). Then have a look at Jenny Anderson on
Finland:
