In the face of recent vitriolic opposition to charter schools in the Colorado legislature, Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy’s 2006 CSAP results just blow away comparison to public schools.
Only 6 percent of Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy eighth-graders scored proficient in writing on the Colorado Student Assessment Program tests last year.
That’s because 94 percent of them scored advanced on the writing test.
Ouch. Ask me why I’m in favor of charter schools, there’s a great example.
Here’s another - because my 5 year old daughter has been allowed to progress at her own pace with the Colorado Virtual Academy, she’s currently in First Grade Math, Phonics and Language Arts. She loves it. She also takes swimming and piano lessons. She regularly interacts with children not just her own age but older children and adults. She’s shy but holds her own in conversation with all ages.
Without the charter school option, she’d be stuck in a classroom bored out of her mind. No, charter schools aren’t for everyone, but no one is asking that all students be placed in a charter school. Just keep the option open for those families who want it! Why does a political party that says they favor “choice” want to limit educational choices?
Hat tip: Face the State
UPDATE: Ben points out this recent Rocky Mountain News editorial that calls to task the Senate Education Committee (now with fewer calories) for attempting to hold online charter schools (like Colorado Virtual Academy) to a higher standard than other charter schools.
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Truth be told, I’m just glad they’re not talking about homeschooling.
Which reminds me, are you and the rest of the Exvigilares planning on going to the Colorado Homeschool Day next Friday at the capitol? Hmmmmm?
And your comment feature still has a bug.
Sorry, my dear Amy. I’m looking into the weird IE comment bug… or at least, I will be… since I talked Rich into this setup.
What? I’m supposed to know how to do that by myself? Get outta here. I’m an idiot. Ask John!
Ok, I think I fixed the weird comment box expanding stupidity when MS Internet Exploder 5 or 6 was used.
The thing about the CO anti-charter politicians (primarily Democrats) is that they want to provide choice, but you only get to choose what they want you to choose. It is pretty akin to socialism — you can’t choose anything that undermines the agenda they want to teach your (and my) children. To them, we want to tear down the whole system. Taken to the extreme, and in more areas than education, and you get “The Gulag Archipelago”. These politician scare me — they say one thing — “we want better education for children” — and then want to deny the public the means to actually get a better education for their children by shutting down all avenues to better education that they don’t agree with. Pretty much anything other than state-sponsored, NEA-endorsed options.
Okay, enough rambling.
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