Retired Santa Clara County Office of Education Board Member Joseph Di Salvo writes, “From the perspective of thousands of parents and students, public charter schools have been the champion for parent choice and have made a significant difference in the quality of the education many least advantaged children receive. You only need to attend one of our reauthorization meetings and listen to the authentic and praise-worthy expressions by parents, students and faculty. At our last meeting parents, students and staff extolled the virtues of their public charter school: Rocketship Si Se Puede. The board of education, with a staff report to approve, just reauthorized Si Se Puede for five more years by unanimous vote.”