br br br br br br br br President Obama highlights charter schools in education policy - Atlanta Northside Elementary Years Parentingbr br In a recent address made to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President Obama discussed the requirement for an overhaul in the United States 's present educational process. The President mentioned the reality our present system relies upon the requirements an agrarian society, the dropout speed as well as the manner American students compare in particular subject areas relative to other states. (Please read the entire text of the President's address here.) Most parents would agree that change for our educational system is long overdue. The President noted in the requirement to boost the development and execution of charter schools.br Charter schools are public schools of selection which are held to the same or higher academic standards as regular schools but are given more leeway in the means to attaining those standards. A school of selection is a school where the pupils in that school's district have an attendance alternative. Oftentimes, there's a prioritized list for pupils who live in a certain place across the school as well as the remaining time slots for pupils are filled via lottery or waiting list.br There are changing kinds of charter schools including schools that specialize in science and technology, languages, giftedness, arts academies, etc. Frequently these schools are staffed with teachers that are exceptionally qualified within their place but never have finished the procedure and got a Georgia Teaching Certificate. An instance of this may be a man who was a certified teacher in a different state but hasn't finished testing in America or a man who was employed as an engineer and made a career change to teaching.