Commentary

NAACP's Call for K-12 Charter Moratorium Is Wrong

By Howard Fuller

August 31, 2016

The NAACP's recent call for a national moratorium on any new public charter schools represents a dramatic shift away from an approach that is working to advance the educational interests of people the NAACP has historically represented. Its action pits the organization against black families, many of whom are working-class and in desperate need of the types of educational opportunities that are being provided by charter schools.

I have no doubt that the representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who call for this action on charters have as much concern as I do about the ...