The Ohio supreme court ruled, charter schools do not violate the state’s constitution.
This comes in an age where most citizens and lawmakers view the teacher’s union as the one major road block to bettering our educational system.
As the cost of education is rising and the accountability as to what is being taught to our students is falling, the charter school offers an alternative to what is commonly thought of as a failed educational system.
The move is on to find alternative means to educate our children and better prepare them to compete in the world market.
Recent independant comparisons have favored the charter system over the standard public school system as being financially responsible and turning out a better product. Reports contradicting these findings have been largely funded by organizations supporting the teachers unions.
Needless to say, this is but another nail in the coffin as this country attempts to rid itself of over-bloated unions that cost more to operate yet turn out a marginal product.
In recent years, the cash register, which is found in every store computes the change due the customer. This became popular because businesses were losing money, predominatly due to the inability of the cashier to make the proper change. Simple math skills had been illuding high school graduates.
Many teachers are forced into joining the union as a condition of their employment whether they agree with the institution or not, and are force to teach in a prescribed manner without regard to the need of the students.
The charter system does not require joining the union, which is what many parents enjoy, because the costs are lower and their children get more attention.
At one point in time, many many years ago, there was a need for unions. That time has since passed and now those same unions are putting a stranglehold on the country.
An example of unions decimating business can be seen in automaker companies in Detroit. The last 3 are struggling to stay afloat and are offering employee buy-outs to reduce the hold unions have on them. Ford and GM are not as viable as compared to other automakers such as Honda and Toyota, even though the Japanese auto makers are making cars in the U.S. (without unions).
The Ohio decision, may or may not be a landmark decision, but it is a step in the right direction to correcting the problems percieved to be so prevelent in our schools today.
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