Dallas has a lot to learn from NYC's charter school experiment

Something unusual is happening in New York's inner-city schools. Where once there was one school, now there are two. One is a regular public school that uses the standard teaching methods that have helped dig many campuses nationwide into a deep academic hole. The other, usually on a separate floor, is a charter school that invariably tinkers with every possible facet of a student's life – parenting, posture, reading habits, observation skills, behavior, self-esteem, nutrition, you name it. Two schools, one building.

The two-in-one experiment has boosted New York into a completely different category from other major cities where charter schools are gaining popularity. In Dallas, for example, charter schools tend to find homes in the cheapest venues possible, like abandoned shopping centers and disused office complexes. They're tucked away, hard to find and largely out of the public's mind. We know they're there, but do we really know what they do?

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Source: Dallas Morning News