Traditional Public Schools Research Paper

The Demise of Traditional Public Schools It used to be easy to decide which school to send your child. You would place your child in public school or, if you had money, private school. In the 1990’s, charter schools started popping up. Since then, there has been a deterioration in traditional public schools, and charter schools are one of the culprits.
What exactly is a charter school? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary it is, “a tax-supported school established by a charter between a granting body (such as a school board) and an outside group (as of teachers and parents) which operates the school without most local and state educational regulations so as to achieve set goals.” They are not run by the government, but they get government funding. The government does not dictate what they must teach, so many of them have their own missions and models. This is enticing for parents because the government doesn’t get to decide what their children are taught. They take their children out of public school and put them in charter schools. …show more content…
Funding is allocated based off of how many students attend and the state test scores. The more students that leave traditional public schools means the less funding those schools receive. Budget cuts typically start with extracurricular activities such as music, drama, and art, but can eventually cause entire schools to get shut down. One might say that charter schools are not to blame for the closing of these schools particularly because charter schools are also closing down. However, because anyone can start a charter school they are popping up everywhere. Each new school needs funding. The funding has to come from somewhere, so other schools get their budget cut. Those budget cuts cause a decline in the education in each