As 400 new charter schools open every year, the lack of leaders for those schools could slow that growth in the near future according to a Washington Post article.
Problems include:
• Not as many resources as public school districts, such as recruitment teams
• High turnover – the article cites a study saying that 71% of charter school leaders plan to leave their positions in five years
• Lack of training programs
Some charter school experts say the lack of leadership is the bottleneck holding up the creation of more charter schools, with some saying there would be two to three times as many charter schools if there were enough leaders.
