What are the greatest problems with charter #schools? On average, they do not educate students better than public schools. They drain students and money from neighborhood schools. And some are terribly mismanaged. Two charter high schools in Chicago were recently shut down for financial reasons. They aren’t the first. https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/03/19/cps-revokes-aspiras-ability-to-operate-charter-schools-in-chicago-in-rare-move-board-of-education #BOEs