Your Public School:
✅Run by neighbors you elect
✅Open board meetings you can attend
✅Public budgets you can review
✅Your voice matters
Charter Schools:
❌Run by private boards
❌Closed-door decisions
❌Hidden financial records
❌No voter accountability
The Accountability Myth
Charter schools promised high accountability in exchange for less regulation. Instead:
Only 3% of failing charters close for academic reasons
NYC audits found $624,342 in improper payments at Success Academy
