02-26-2014, 04:49 AM
According to the Hawaii State Department of Education website, "Hawaii's public charter schools are operated and managed by independent governing boards. They operate under a performance contract with the State Public Charter School Commission."
I thought that Charter schools were independent from the local school districts. That they didn't want to be associated with the public school system, and that includes funding. If the state starts giving funding to private or public charter schools, I would object as a tax payer. Why not just have the kids attend the local primary and secondary schools. That way the funding all goes to those taxpayer funded institutions, and they in turn have the ability to improve their teaching, etc. I'm not sure with this, you can have your cake, and eat it too. You either want your kids in the school system, or if you don't - and you put them in public/private charter schools, you understand that you are opting out of that system, and no funding comes with your decision to opt out.
Of course, I could be completely missing the point.
I thought that Charter schools were independent from the local school districts. That they didn't want to be associated with the public school system, and that includes funding. If the state starts giving funding to private or public charter schools, I would object as a tax payer. Why not just have the kids attend the local primary and secondary schools. That way the funding all goes to those taxpayer funded institutions, and they in turn have the ability to improve their teaching, etc. I'm not sure with this, you can have your cake, and eat it too. You either want your kids in the school system, or if you don't - and you put them in public/private charter schools, you understand that you are opting out of that system, and no funding comes with your decision to opt out.
Of course, I could be completely missing the point.