re: "Conservatives" agree to new entitlement program costing hundreds of millions per year

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While I like the concept of school choice, I don’t think the charter school program has been successful thus far.

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Charter programs in Orleans Parish have brought the condition of public schools in that parish from completely horrific, to on average, simply bad. There are a few charter schools doing very well by any standard, but they are all magnet "test to get in" type schools.

One thing I do like about charters is that if they suck, they get closed. Even if voucher schools suck, they keep getting voucher money, I beleive.