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CHARTER SCHOOLS
Charter Schools are becoming more popular as an alternative choice to traditional schools.They function like a business and are under constant pressure to perform well, both financially and academically under the terms of the charter contract. They do not receive capital funds for facilities and federal legislation provides grants to help charters with start-up costs. As a result, learning can become specialized and relevant, while enrollments are usually half the size of traditional schools.
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Blondean Davis said after District 227 voted 6 to 1 to deny Davis' application for Southland College Prep Charter...
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The report comes as school choice advocates in New Jersey are gaining momentum in their effort to expand charter...
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by the First Amendment, The Miami Herald reports. Katherine "Katie" Evans, a 17-year old student at Pembroke...
State Superintendent of Education. (The state superintendent oversees the District of Columbia Public Schools and the...
Philadelphia handed over this district school and two others to a charter operator. 'Ba-Boom!' Leroy Hayes describes...
where the political fight will be.” But even advocates for programs that would get a boost, such as charter schools,...
Bay Area report focused on a critical state audit of the financial practices of FAME, an East Bay charter school that...
Advocates argue changes could qualify state for millions in federal funds X Text Size Advocates for Maryland's charter...
Program in southwest Houston is like dropping into an underage executive boot camp. The building houses three KIPP...
been charged with possession of a hoax bomb after bringing a fake hand grenade to a Pembroke Pines charter school...
Charter School renewal was the hottest item at last nights Baltimore City school board meeting. The topic generated...
With the push for more charter schools, it's time to address the thorny issue of students with special needs, writes...
Because of a disagreement over charter schools, legislative leaders in Albany are in danger - once again - of letting...
celebrities take to the airwaves each year imploring Texans to donate their used vehicles to Texans Can, a charter...
Graduation rates for D.C. charter schools dropped nearly five percentage points to 83.3 percent for the 2008-09 school...
mayor has long-supported alternative education programs such as vouchers and school choice, as well as the less...
The state Board of Regents is expected to approve seven new city charter schools at its monthly meeting Tuesday --...
approved by the Senate late last year, would also give Boston the right to open and control four charter schools...
this morning to immediately pass a series of dramatic education reforms, including eliminating altogether the statewide...
For the second time in six months, a promi nent researcher has put New York City's public charter schools under a...
TAMPA -- Are 11 Florida charter schools with the national Imagine Schools chain being operated as true, nonprofit...
of attention because they come from a Stanford University research group that issued a critical national study of...
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