In a message dated 1/25/2005 9:19:46 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>Charter schools are indeed fully public schools. They can be closed down by the state board for any number of reasons, and a few have been. In this way, they are quite a bit more accountable than traditional schools in districts. Just to clarify, there is no state board of education in Minnesota. Charter schools can be shut down by their sponsoring agency and, I would presume, the Department of Education. The Department of Education recently introduced efforts to strengthen charter school accountability (financial). See _http://education.state.mn.us/html/086403.htm_ (http://education.state.mn.us/html/086403.htm) --Jennifer Armstrong Payne/Phalen _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
