I like this article. I would not classify it as a skeptical piece on charters.

It is a piece that is skeptical of: inflated results and claims of quick fixes.

This piece sounds like a call to look at the underlying problems to find solutions.

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Families are children�s most important educators. Our society must invest in parental education, prenatal care and preschool. Of course, schools must improve; every one should have a stable, experienced staff, adequate resources and a balanced curriculum including the arts, foreign languages, history and science.

If every child arrived in school well-nourished, healthy and ready to learn, from a family with a stable home and a steady income, many of our educational problems would be solved. And that would be a miracle.