So I’ve seen some stuff about charter schools but I’m not from the states and don’t think my country has them (if they do I’m not aware and they aren’t well know).
They seem a little controversial and I’m not getting why (apart from what seems like gentrification. But again don’t know what they are so I might be wrong) so please ELI5
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A charter school is a publicly funded yet privately owned school. This means they don’t follow the state’s set curriculum and rules for schools. This allows them to pick what they teach and do, but they don’t pay for it, rather it’s tax payer money.
This is controversial because people believe privately owned schools should be privately funded, as the public doesn’t know what those funds are actually going towards. People generally don’t like taxpayer money going towards things that aren’t regulated, it’s the same reason stimulus checks were controversial. They also don’t know what these schools are teaching, and a lot of topics many people find unfit for schools, which here in the states is a big no-no recently.
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