> let's not be naive. Charter operators hire teachers for nothing,
> lease buildings to themselves that they already own for inflated
> prices, pay administrators enormous salaries, have mutally-beneficial
> arrangements with text book and curriculum providers, etc.
Some charters, sure. But by no means all, or even maybe most? There's a lot of charters out there who are basically not much more than a parent coop.
Probably need a new word for what you're describing above ...
/jordan