Just Asking
Is Lack of Transparency and Accountability a Valid Argument Against Charter Schools?
"Opportunity schools" will operate on public funds but without public oversight. They will answer not to local school boards but to their own boards of directors, operating "independently of any school district board" and exempt from many of the requirements that govern public schools.
Though proposals for "opportunity schools" will be made first to local school boards, if applications are rejected, sponsors can appeal to educational service districts and ultimately to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in effect giving OSPI power to override decisions of democratically elected local school boards. |