Joanne Davis

I am opposed to even looking into transitioning public schools to charter schools. As a retired teacher, I am proud of my years teaching in a public school in New Hampshire. Our teacher's union worked with the community elected school board to balance the needs of the staff and the taxpayers in our district. We were held accountable to our constituents both financially and academically. This is not the case with charter schools, where boards are highly deregulated and members are appointed, not elected. As a taxpayer, I wonder why we would even consider converting our long standing public school system to a charter school system that limits control, yet still takes advantage of state funding.