"I believe in standardizing automobiles, not human beings." -Albert Einstein

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A Perspective on the "Private Company" Debate

According to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, private management companies have become the latest target of charter school opponents.  In a March 2012, the Foundation reported that "Charter schools not only have to run a school, they also typically have to replicate all the business and administrative services that traditional schools receive from their central office. Also, most charter schools are small and therefore don't have the economies of scale to maintain a full administrative and business office. In fact, it would be a waste of taxpayer dollars to do so. So, just like most small businesses, many charter schools hire private companies to provide payroll, accounting and other services. Since most charter schools don't receive capital funding, many also lease their facilities from private companies. This isn't crony capitalism - it's efficiency and free enterprise. In fact, traditional school systems could learn a thing or two from charter schools, especially when some districts are spending more than $1,000 per child on their central office."
 

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