Campaign for America’s Future: Are Public Schools and Private Equity a Bad Mix?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Campaign for America’s Future: Are Public Schools and Private Equity a Bad Mix?
Jeff Bryant, National Education Policy Centre, 2016/07/06
The short answer to this question in that, yes, they are a bad mix. They offer choice, but "these publicly financed arrangements come with great risks, however, due to the high failure rates of charter schools." Additionally, there is the danger of loss of control of the school system. More...