Reply #7: surprising to see DUers rushing to defend Bush's testing regimen [View All]

[villager]

Here in L.A., there are a lot of good -- and needed -- charter schools that provide alternatives for families without the means to go to private schools, but for whom the local LAUSD school isn't a viable "educational" option in any deep sense of the word.

Of course, there are some lousy charters ,too, but I'm all for the continued diversity in school choices...