No difference

Washington Voters, the ballots are in the mail. Please vote no on Initiative measure 1240! Simply put, it steals money from the tax-supported public schools. Yes, a Charter School is a private school funded with our hard earned tax dollars.

Currently, the public schools are underfunded. Allowing a private school to take the money is not a good policy and we voters have rejected this nonsense in previous elections.

If one carefully examines the research on Charter schools, one will discover that there is virtually “no effect size” difference between public school achievement and Charters. Further, public schools take all comers, no matter what social baggage they carry. Charters may select students though a lottery if too many apply.

Donald C. Orlich,

Pullman