Here ' s some sources Sweden the drop in PISA scores due to a charter system s c h o o l s a r e h u r t i n g u r b a n p u b l i c schoolsmoodyssaysMichigan s c h o o l e x p a n s i o n h a v i n g d e v a s t a t i n g i m p a c t p ublicschoolfinancesOnline charters are just bad v i r t u a l m e s s c o l oradoslargestcybercharter . htmlI actually think there are occasions where the idea of charters makes sense , but there needs to be limits . Maybe something like if you have needs that are not being met by the public system , charter is a good option . I ' m thinking if stuff like moderate learning disabilities . There ' s a ton of kids who could be doing well at school , but aren ' t failing badly enough to get support , so they just kind of flounder along getting 60 s and 70 s because no one has time to help them get better . Kids with behavioural problems , or special interests like art or sports might be better served by charter schools . It seems really hard to come up with rules that aren ' t rife with opportunities for abuse , tho , and there aren ' t many places that have an overwhelmingly positive experience . And , society isn ' t helped at all by some rich kids getting their fancy private school paid for .