U.S. officials tell state(Pa.)to use same standards to grade charter schools

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13. That's okay with me because they don't take public funding.

Charter schools are essentially private schools financially (in the sense that they are "for profit&quot , but work under the guise of being a "public school alternative".

My kids went to a private school for a while (until we could no longer afford it). The education quality really was superior because they were not being taught to pass state and federal mandated tests, but rather they were taught to learn. It was comprehensive. For example, when studying the Great Depression in social studies, they might read The Grapes of Wrath in English at the same time. It really was better. Now my kids are in public schools and it is staggering how much pressure there is to prepare for all the exams coming down the pike.