Charter Schools Portray Themselves as Extraordinary Educational Systems,
but the truth is somewhat different.
but the truth is somewhat different.
Picture uses Flickr's native attribution system, though I cropped picture for better effect.
Long hours, extra work, disapproval of use of sick and personal time cited as reasons. Charters acknowledge same hinting about wanting "mission driven" teachers (in other words, no money, no rest, little help, just work). Seventy hour work weeks are typical according to some former employees.
Article says Charter schools often get higher test scores from students, but other studies have showed that is because they can always drop students that don't measure up while regular school districts have to take care of the even the worst students.
LA Times article is mostly about local schools and systems, but conditions are likely similar in other areas.
See: High turnover reported among charter school teachers
