Writing on the blog Choice Remarks, Brandon Dutcher reminds us of some common myths about charter schools, and a useful paper published by the Center for Education Reform that refutes them.

They myths about charter schools are:

1) Creates Balkanization in Education (The "Charter Schools Segregate" Argument)
2) Competition Has No Impact (The Anti-Ripple Argument)
3) Innovation Is Lacking (The "Prove It's So Different" Argument)
4) More Accountability is Needed (The Process Versus Progress Argument)
5) No Evidence That They Work (The Double Standard Argument)
6) The Common Good Is Undermined, Sort Of (The "Choice Is Bad For Democracy" Argument)

To see the response to these myths, see the CER's site .