How do charter schools affect neighborhood schools?

A high tide raises all boats. Charter schools provide much needed competition in education. We live in a free market society that drives improvement through market competition. Education should be no different. Charter schools provide a choice in how your child is educated.

At the Colorado Department of Education web site you can produce charts that compare schools side by side. The two best community schools in the state are neighborhood charter schools. Indeed, the competition has raised the level of education in the neighborhood.