LaMar Going
Sep 6, 2018 · 2 min read

There are no semantic games being played over here. On the other hand, let’s examine your own:

Let’s be clear: you linked to an article explaining Obama’s stance on education, his accomplishments, goals, philosophies, etc. You then exptrapolate (incorrectly) that charter schools are private. Maybe you forgot what your source article says. How about these statements, copied from that article?

“Today, 6 percent of U.S. public school students attend charter schools, up from about 3 percent when he took office in 2009.”

“Charter schools — which are funded by the public but allowed to operate outside traditional districts…..”

Is your source material engaged in semantic games?

Let’s look at US Dept of Education definition of charter schools:

“A charter school is a public school that is independently run. It receives greater flexibility over operations in exchange for increased performance accountability. The school is established by a “charter,” which is a performance contract describing key elements of the school. The charter contract describes things like the school’s mission, instructional program, governance, personnel, finance, plans for student enrollment, and how all these are measured.

State laws and charter contracts provide schools with autonomy over curriculum, personnel, budget, and schedule. Charter schools are schools of choice, meaning students are not assigned to the school because of where they live. Instead, families must choose to enroll their child in a charter school.

As public schools, charter schools are prohibited from charging tuition.

Is it your contention that they are playing semantic games?

One measure of integrity is to take responsibility for one’s own missteps. Will you continue to fight the losing battle? This could get interesting….shall we clarify who is not responding to the content in your original article?

Tag, you’re it.

Ciao
LLG

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