Public Charter schools/Public city schools....get info.

So we all know that charter schools are public schools.  They are privately owned and run, and publicly funded.  It sounds like a good deal for the owners.  What about the teachers?  Are teachers completely comfortable with this idea?  It depends on who you ask.  New teachers don't have much to compare it to.  Seasoned teachers are not comfortable.  They know that promises are made and not kept.  They know that unions are not always allowed in.  They know that salaries and tenure are up in the air.  There are actually some charter schools that require many hours from teachers.  More hours than the usual school requires.  What about the children of the teachers?  Now a teacher will have to decide whose children are more important.  All children are important.  We all know this.  What about charter school owners?  There are rumors that 60% of the schools in Newark are going to be charter soon.  Three of them are headed for the charter mill next year.  What will happen to the teachers?  Will the students have to apply to get into school?  Will the owners skip all over the list to choose the students who are at the top of the academic scale?  What about the students who don't get in? Where will they go?  Interesting that the answer the state has to turning the school district back to the people of the city is to turn 60% of the schools into charter schools.  There are some charter schools that are excellent and we're happy to have them.  The process is sometimes a problem.  The displacement of teachers and students is a problem.  I think we'd all better go to the ALI meetings on the Rutgers Newark Campus Saturday at 10:00.  Google it.  Check it out.  Find out what's going on.  It's open to everyone.