Re: the Spouter who thinks Charter Schools are the answer. There are absolutely problems w/ the public schools- ones that could be fixed with a little backbone. However, charter schools can choose their students. Public schools must take all. Charter school statistics would not be that impressive if they couldn't cherry pick their clientele. We should not be satisfied in the way the public schools are operating, but be careful about drinking the charter school Kool Aide. They are "for profit" and their PR is to "sell" you their product.