&gt; Perhaps it has not occurred to the author that many people support charter schools because they&#x27;re actually a good idea?<p>No more than the opposite point of view, which wins with a fraction of the backing.<p>&gt; Charter schools won&#x27;t be better than public schools because of money, they&#x27;ll be better than public schools because they try fundamentally different ways of teaching kids.<p>Or, they won&#x27;t be better than public schools.