Midtown Parent on the Value of Charter Schools

The November 2007 issue of The Urbanite focused on education in the city. Many of the articles are very thoughtfully written and reflect multiple viewpoints on the importance of education in Baltimore City and the ways parents, teachers and institutions choose to meet various challenges. One article was from a writer who explained that he moved out of Baltimore City primarily so his children could get a decent education at a public school. Another viewpoint is given by Midtown Academy parent Molly Rath, who explains how having charter schools available as an option (and Midtown in particular), helped her family decide to stay in the city.