Liberals don’t typically support charter schools. Why? Too much parental choice and not enough union control.

Rob Eno of Red Mass Group reports there are thousands of kids on waiting lists to get into one charter school in Lawrence, MA.

4000+ Lawrence School Children Are Being Left Behind, But There is Hope on the Horizon

“It’s almost like winning the megabucks. I was raised in Lawrence, so I knew what the school system was like. So for me, when my children got into the lottery, I couldn’t be more happy, I couldn’t be more excited” – Juana Hilario, Parent of Community Day Charter School Student

In the words of Ms. Hilario 1200 K-8 students in Lawrence have won the lottery.  They attend one of four high performing charter schools in the city. Schools where their academic performance not only tops other Lawrence children, but also the state average at every grade level.  There are, as of 2012, 4,000 students on charter school waiting lists in Lawrence.

There are two Charter School groups in Lawrence, the Community Day Charter Schools, a consortium of three schools – two of which opened recently – and the Lawrence Family Development Charter.  The schools have 571 and 633 students respectively.  The Pioneer Institute sent out an email highlighting the success of Lawrence Charters recently, focusing on the Community Day Charter School District.

Here’s a video report.