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Originally Posted by Sultan
'The Difference Between Charter and Public Schools Rather than being part of a public school district, which dictates curriculum and standards in all schools, charters operate autonomously through individual agreements, or charters, with state or local governments that set rules and student performance standards.'
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I'll say for clarity that I think Smith is an idiot. But this post is terrible. A bunch of rambling about how charter schools are residential schools (they're not, at all). For one thing, parents have to apply to charter schools. That's not how residential schools worked and frankly I think that comparison demeans the seriousness of the residential schools.
Secondly, the part of your post I've quoted is a direct quote from a US News and World Report article. Smith is an idiot for assuming things in Canada work the same as they do in the US (eg the pardons thing). No reason for anyone else to make the same mistake. Charter schools in Alberta are required to be under the supervision of a public school district, and are required to teach the Alberta curriculum.