What Are Charter Schools and why Are They so Unique?

Since their arrival on the national level in 1991, many papers, studies and analysis have been conducted on the charter school phenomenon: an educational innovation that has skyrocketed from the one school in 1992, to more than 2000 schools operating for the 2001-2002 school year. Charter schools typically have one particular mission; to comply with parent's proposals and demands, whether it's a gifted program for a special needs child or a usual second chance curriculum, of having their children succeed and achieve more in a healthier environment without having to deal with the average bureaucracy that comes with public schools.
However many questions float in the air about charter schools. …