at least here, i know back in the day, the charter school didnt have to follow some of the state standardized testing. Again, why wouldn't you want to know how your child is fairing against the average student in the state? I mean, yea, it's great when they are either average or exceeding that, but if they are below or far below average, you need to see where they are struggling.
The snake oil the charter school was also pushing was smaller class sizes, more individualized attention from teachers, fewer tests, etc... and while that might be true in terms of actual numbers, the quality of the education is still shitty cause in a lot of instances, most days are treated as "free" days with very little curriculum b/c back to point one, there isnt going to be a test to gauge what they have been learning.
these schools could also hired non certified teachers as well at a cheaper cost with the promise of paying off student loans or some shit. So now, even with the workforce, you are shortchanging the students bc the teacher might be just one presidential term older than the oldest students. You got bigger babies teaching younger babies.
