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A cautionary charter school tale - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

A cautionary charter school tale - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

A cautionary charter school tale

Some public charter schools do wonderful work. Some don’t. This is what can happen when officials who allow charter schools to open don’t pay enough attention to what happens after the doors open to students.

In a trendy area of Dade County called Coconut Grove, controversy is swirling around the Academy of Arts & Minds and how one man dominates the school’s operations.

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Are we seeing glimmers of hope?

This was written by George Wood, principal of Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio, who this year is also taking on the role of superintendent of his small school district. He is executive director of the non-profitForum for Education and Democracy, a collaboration of educators from around the country.

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