Gone from Public to Charter school?

[ohanamama]

I would like to know how much better the charter schools really are.

My kids are doing well getting good grades and are fairly well accepted-so far-in Keaau middle and elementary. I was unable to get them in any charter schools when we moved here,( and we can't afford private) so how guilty should I feel? Should I change to charter schools if/when its available? Uproot the kids (again) for a presumably better education, or leave them in the local schools? Although my kids get good grades, I doubt they're going to Harvard...I assume they will go to Hawaii University, and I would think the A's are the same in whether it's public or charter.

As parents we give our kids the tools and motivation to learn, parents are the key.

I guess I am leaning towards just keeping them in public schools, I think that if more people went to public schools the ratings would improve and things could change...perhaps I am too naive!!

So, for those of you who have had children in the public schools and then sent them to charter, how much better was it? How was the change?