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Tennis Star Agassi, Bankers Team Up to Invest in Charters

             This article outlines a basic model to turn charter schools into a business interest for private investors. The concept is really quite interesting, literally have people invest money in schools that they put together as college preparatory courses? Hmmm. My first thought when reading the title and first part of the article was 'Really? These rich jerks are gonna try and find ANOTHER way to make profit off of us and our children? Get outa here with this crap. How are you gonna try and promote education with "Tennis star" Andre Agassi? Agassi used to be a meth addict! What kind of example does that set for education?' As I read on it became apparent that this was a serious endeavor with some real high level investing companies like Intel and Citi Bank, who have a really good history of community and educational involvement. My biggest reservation with the Charter school idea being funded completely by outside sources is what governing body will be setting their standards? Will the accreditation mean a good education for the students that they enroll? Also, with this being a charter school likely having tuition will this become an addition to the 'rich get richer'  by paying for better secondary education? I would also like to hear more about their plan for the actual educational direction. The article only talked about the business side of things, which again makes me skeptical. The thought is definitely interesting and something I would like to see culminate into a positive thing for our society, but for now I am not so sure.