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Commentary: Charter schools winning at the expense of public schools | The Town Talk | thetowntalk.com

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Commentary: Charter schoolswinning at the expense of public... - The Town Talk

Alexandria Town Talk - ‎4 hours ago‎
Suzanne McCommon is a former teacher in the Helena-West Helena School District, located just across the Mississippi River in Arkansas and home to much talked-about KIPP charter schools. McCommon is quite complimentary of the KIPP charter schools ...

Con: Charter schools mean well, but good intentions haven't worked

Florida Times-Union - ‎6 hours ago‎
I would need to explain how Florida's charter schoolsdisproportionately exclude disabled and English as a second language children or how charter schools often cherry pick the best learners and then counsel out the underachievers. I would want to talk ...

CREDO's Study ofCharter Schools in NJ Leaves Many Unanswered Questions

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎15 hours ago‎
Third, the study did not include students who had left charter schools. This is especially problematic given the significant attrition levels at the highest scoringcharter schools, with the most academically challenged students the most likely to ...


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A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissions, grades, attendance and testing; misuse of funds and embezzlement; engaging in nepotism and conflicts of interest; engaging in complicated and shady real estate deals; and/or have been engaging in other questionable, unethical, borderline-legal, or illegal activities. This is also a record of charter school instability and other unsavory tidbits.
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