Comments on: Let the Parents take over the schools http://www.ourschool.ca/let-the-parents-take-over-the-schools.html Connecting parents and teachers using technology Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Cindy Zautcke http://www.ourschool.ca/let-the-parents-take-over-the-schools.html/comment-page-1#comment-75 Cindy Zautcke Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:13:04 +0000 http://www.ourschool.ca/?p=100#comment-75 There might be reasons that the Canadian schools need "charter schools" without those being run by parents. I'm not sure. I know in the US, when a state has an active charter school law, most of the schools are operated not by parents (although some are), but by non-profits, community groups, or other qualified people (at least that's what the authorizer should be looking for) who see an opportunity to provide a needed option in their own community. See, for example, www.milwaukeerenaissanceacademy.org. Full disclosure--I'm on the board! Cindy There might be reasons that the Canadian schools need “charter schools” without those being run by parents. I’m not sure. I know in the US, when a state has an active charter school law, most of the schools are operated not by parents (although some are), but by non-profits, community groups, or other qualified people (at least that’s what the authorizer should be looking for) who see an opportunity to provide a needed option in their own community. See, for example, http://www.milwaukeerenaissanceacademy.org. Full disclosure–I’m on the board!

Cindy

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