The 'niche' effect of charter schools guarantees a swift and vicious deepening of class and racial separation.

Charter schools are not a panacea.

I expect there will be more public charter schools.

Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.

We have a law that allows us to establish charter schools here in this state. We ought to get going on it.

One of my main legislative efforts in education is to help expand and replicate successful charter schools. Charter schools are public schools with site-based governance.