In order for a child to be able to attend a charter school, they must put their name in a lottery. From there, students are randomly chosen to attend. Therefore, some families may be split up and siblings may not be able to attend the same school. Students who have previously attended Cooke, Huey and Wister never had the issue of not being able to attend the specific school. Now, these students are competing for spaces in Renaissance Academy Charter School. By having these public schools feed into a charter school, parents are fighting for their child’s education. Schools are becoming more competitive and some students may not be able to get into the specific school. If they are being broken up, whether it be by friend groups or family, those students are at a greater risk. According to Steinberg, “Students in urban schools report less of a sense of ‘belonging’ to their school, which leads to disengagement and poor achievement” (Steinberg 193). If they are being shuffled around then the students may loose motivation and not care as much about their education as they should
In order for a child to be able to attend a charter school, they must put their name in a lottery. From there, students are randomly chosen to attend. Therefore, some families may be split up and siblings may not be able to attend the same school. Students who have previously attended Cooke, Huey and Wister never had the issue of not being able to attend the specific school. Now, these students are competing for spaces in Renaissance Academy Charter School. By having these public schools feed into a charter school, parents are fighting for their child’s education. Schools are becoming more competitive and some students may not be able to get into the specific school. If they are being broken up, whether it be by friend groups or family, those students are at a greater risk. According to Steinberg, “Students in urban schools report less of a sense of ‘belonging’ to their school, which leads to disengagement and poor achievement” (Steinberg 193). If they are being shuffled around then the students may loose motivation and not care as much about their education as they should