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Charter Schools Against the Odds
- 9-12-09
- Categorized in: Charter Schools - EducationNews, EducationNews Today, K-12 EducationNews
Charter Schools Against the Odds
They're growing, despite union hostility.
Charter schools reached a new milestone this year. According to the Center for Education Reform, more than 5,000 charters are now operating in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Considering that the first charter didn't open until 1992, and that these innovative schools have faced outright hostility from teachers unions and the education bureaucracy, their growth is a rare gleam of hope for American public schools.
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