Tom Tancredo: “I certainly am in strong support of House Concurrent Resolution 310, which acknowledges and commends the charter school…”

“I certainly am in strong support of House Concurrent Resolution 310, which acknowledges and commends the charter school movement for its contribution to improving our Nation's public school system and calls for National Charter Schools Week to be established. As a former public school teacher at Drake Middle School in Colorado and as the Secretary of Education's regional representative in both the Reagan and Bush administration, I have firsthand experience in the trials and tribulations of teaching in the public school system in general. I also had the opportunity just recently, just over the break, to visit two charter schools in Colorado in my district; and it was a pleasure to be there and see how these schools are operating. One has been around since charter schools started in Colorado and Colorado was one of the first States in the Nation to have a charter school law on the books, and they are doing very well. I have also seen the results on the other side of inflicting the many unfunded mandates on our Nation's public schools and believe the charter school movement is a direct result of the desire for parents to increase their involvement and control over their children's education.”