In RI, charter public schools are part of the solution. Here's why Chiara Deltito

Guest columnist

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A recent column criticizing Rhode Island's charter schools is based on misinformation, according to a charter school advocate.

Charter schools are public schools and serve a higher percentage of multilingual learners and economically disadvantaged students than the state average.

The author argues that critics of charter schools are defending a broken status quo where many students are not meeting basic standards.

The article states that all public schools, whether district or charter, should be judged on whether students are learning and thriving.

The recent column by Joseph Crowley ( "Why charter schools damage our public school systems," Commentary, Oct. 5 ) blaming Rhode Island’s charter public schools for the state’s lack of academic progres