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Diane Ravitch on Charter Schools
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Charter Schools: the Landscape Today
This will be the first in a series of articles that were originally posted on theSeattle Schools Community Forum.
The Basics Today:
- Washington is one of eight states without charters. The others are Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. Maine just went on-line with charters this year and bills have been introduced in the other states but not passed. Expansion of charter law has continued in those states that already have them (see what charter advocates want).
- There are over 5,000 charter schools in the U.S., representing a little over 5% of all public schools. California has the largest number at 917 (9.2%) with Arizona having the largest percentage for a state (506 schools and
