Dive Summary:
- David Brain, head of Entertainment Properties Trust, remarked that charter schools are a roughly $2.5 billion investment opportunity because of their increasing demand and high stability as a business venture.
- According to Brain, the risks involved in investing in charter schools will lessen as failing schools are crowded out by higher quality schools.
- Washington Post writer Valerie Strauss comments that the existence of such investment groups have lead people to believe that the public education sector is becoming increasingly privatized.
From the article:
If you are wondering why you should add charter schools to your investment portfolios, here’s David Brain, head of a major investment concern called Entertainment Properties Trust, to tell you. ...