Misguided Abuse of Power By Teachers Unions

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One of the claims is that these alternative schools drain money from the public schools. But expenditures per pupil in the public schools have risen during the era of the spread of alternative schools.
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Then there is the claim that alternative schools "skim the cream" of the students, and that this explains why their test results are better. But many, if not most, charter schools select among their applicants through a lottery

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Jewish World Review

April 30, 2014 / 30 Nissan, 5774
Demonizing the Helpers
By Thomas Sowell