The Great CHARTER SCHOOL RIPOFF is being exposed.

http://www.alternet.org/education/great-charter-school-rip-finally-truth-catches-education-reform-phonies?akid=13141.294211.62ra8c&rd=1&src=newsletter1036926&t=7

The Great Charter School Rip-Off: Finally, the Truth Catches Up to Education 'Reform' Phonies

Reports highlight awful charter schools and people are catching on.

Charter Accountability Now

Of course, now that the truth about charter schools is starting to leak out of the corners of the “black box” the industry uses to protect itself, the charter school PR machine is doing everything it can to cover up reality.

Beginning with the new school year, the charter school industry has been on a publicity terror with a national campaign claiming to tell “The Truth About Charters” and high dollar promotional appeals in Philadelphia and New York City.

But the word is out, and resistance to charter takeovers is stiffening in more places than York. In school systems such as Philadelphia, Bridgeport,Pittsburgh, and Chicago, where charter schools are major providers, parents and local officials have increasingly opposed charter takeovers of their neighborhood schools. A recent poll in Michigan, where the majority of charter operations are for-profit, found that 73 percent of voters want a moratorium on opening any new charter schools until the state department of education and the state legislature conduct a full review of the charter school system.