Slate, September 22, 2016: Charter Schools Aren’t All Scams. They’re Just Not a Good Enough Solution

"This binary does not describe on-the-ground reality. I've never met anyone who worked for an education-reform/charter-school initiative who wasn't motivated by a personal commitment to doing social good—or anyone who worked in a public school who didn't complain that some teachers and administrators whose jobs are protected by unions are apathetic and incompetent. Charter school educators can obviously make hugely meaningful differences in kids' lives, and some public-school employees are obviously wasting the public's money. The best people in both charter- and public-school jobs give many rats’ asses about educating low-income kids."