Public school vs Charter school - differences?

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by zoonik

Reunion/Fronterra/Buffalo Run areas offer some of the fastest access to DIA. Lots of new construction and you should be able to find a large selection of what you are looking for (safe, family oriented) right in your price range.

Q: What schools do Reunion children attend?
A. Reunion is served by the Brighton 27J School District. For information on Brighton School District 27J please visit http://www.brightonps27j.k12.co.us or call School District 27J at 303-655-2900.
Landmark Academy at Reunion, a no-cost public charter school, opened in August of 2007 and currently serves grades K-8. For more information or to apply please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.
http://reunionco.com/news-and-happenings/community-updates/


For example
https://www.padmapper.com/show.php?type=0&id=147505873&src=main

[Mid America Mom]

Recently we were looking at relocating to Orlando. The best schools tend to be north of the city (though phillips is rated well but renting sounds difficult) and where you live is where you go to school. Commutes can be quite bad if you are working in the south and need to get north.

Here in Denver - with choice kids do not have to go to the public school near them- and you can try to get them into any public or charter (or private). It was and is overwhelming? to figure out what to do. Note: We are not even in a school in the same county or school district and it is a charter!


*Rentals are harder to find. In my neighborhood, Berkeley Highlands, a woman came into the boutique where I work complaining about it yesterday. She showed up to a single family property for viewing... and stated there were at least 20 others there. She walked away.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by Mid America Mom

Recently we were looking at relocating to Orlando. The best schools tend to be north of the city (though phillips is rated well but renting sounds difficult) and where you live is where you go to school. Commutes can be quite bad if you are working in the south and need to get north.

Here in Denver - with choice kids do not have to go to the public school near them- and you can try to get them into any public or charter (or private). It was and is overwhelming? to figure out what to do. Note: We are not even in a school in the same county or school district and it is a charter!


*Rentals are harder to find. In my neighborhood, Berkeley Highlands, a woman came into the boutique where I work complaining about it yesterday. She showed up to a single family property for viewing... and stated there were at least 20 others there. She walked away.

That's nice that you got your kids in the school you wanted, out of district even. I will say what I have said before, do not ever move into a home in one school district assuming your kids can open enroll somewhere else. Not everyone gets what they want in the lottery.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by Katiana

do not ever move into a home in one school district assuming your kids can open enroll somewhere else.

Absolutely spot on.

[Alex =]]

Charter schools are a business. They make profit by placing 52 students in a class and 1 teacher (who is mostly underpaid and many are not even certified), they also make money by not purchasing textbooks, and if they do, they buy the cheap ones. They are a business, and your children are seen as ($$$).

My advice is that enjoy Public Education while we still have it because it is being erased of the map by strong politicians backing up the charter school businesses (many of them own charter schools and the $$$$ they are making and do not even care about education).

[Katarina Witt]

^^There are no for-profit charters in Colorado.

[knail]

We moved two of our children from public school into charter schools and it was a great move for each of them. In my experience some public schools are too big, the teachers are overwhelmed and bullying can be a problem. The charter schools that we sent our children require uniforms (I am from Australia and love that), the class size was smaller and they were more focused on academics. Each child's needs are different but I loved the charter school experience.