In what states are charter schools failing?

Mississippi House passes charter school law

In what states are charter schools failing? A lot of people are throwing statistics all around, claiming that charter schools are failing and aren't doing the children any good, while people in support of charters are throwing around statistics as well, saying that they are the future of education within the United States. But which states offer the best charter schools? Of the 42 states that have charter schools, which are more likely to contain ones that will give your child a good quality education? According to the Center of Education Reform and their annual law report card as of January 2013, only four states have done beyond satisfactory and have received an "A" grade, including Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan and the District of Columbia. New Jersey, along with 18 other states received a grade in the "C" level for semi-satisfactory. The four states that failed and are stuck in the "F" category are Kansas, Iowa, Virginia and Mississippi. You can read up on all the states and the grades they received from the Center of Education Reform website: http://www.edreform.com/2013/01/2013-charter-law-ranking-chart/. 

Why are so many of these charter schools not meeting standards? According to the CER, many of the states that ranked "C" or lower is because of the boundaries set by the government or special interest groups in the state. In New Jersey for example, the amount of aid for people that are  financial challenged is growing, yet the lower quality teacher index as well as special interest groups like the Millburn Parents Against Charter Schools limiting the amount of power affecting school boards are affecting the potential of the state to grow education wise. Indiana has been ranked as the top state for charter schools, based on their superior digital learning elements, abundance of reliable quality teachers and its encouragement of public contribution  just to name a few of its upsides. You can see all the status of all the other states in the nation by following the link: http://www.edreform.com/in-the-states/parent-power-index/#al.


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