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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Green Dot’s Animo Justice Charter High School: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL FAILS?

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Green Dot’s Animo Justice Charter High School: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL FAILS?

Green Dot’s Animo Justice Charter High School: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL FAILS?

“The school was the only one in the Green Dot network that offered classes in English as a Second Language”
What Happens When a Charter School Fails?

BERTHA RODRÍGUEZ SANTOS, NEW AMERICA MEDIA, NEWS REPORT, TRANSLATED BY ELENA SHORE | HTTP://BIT.LY/EPMLCZ

Dec 13, 2010 - LOS ANGELES—California leads the nation in charter school growth this year, according to a report released last month by The Center for Education Reform.

With 912 charter schools in the state, up 114 from the 2009-2010 academic year, charter administrators are being praised for developing what many believe is one of the most effective models for educating low-income students.

But far less attention has been paid to the closure rate of charter schools. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, over