Ditto. My son in third grade has like 30 seconds of homework a night. Our traditional public school offers so many wonderful clubs that many charter schools, I think, can't offer- Chess Club, Choir, Nature Bowl, a student orchestra open to everyone that starts in 4th grade.
I've read that only 20% of charter schools surpass traditional school and maybe 30% equal traditional schools, leaving at least 50% below.
We left a private school b/c my son had 30 minutes of (stupid, mindless) homework a night in kindergarten!