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Two charter schools recommended for closure - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post

Two charter schools recommended for closure - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post:

Two charter schools recommended for closure

Two long-time public charter schools are candidates for closure because of poor academic records and management issues, the D.C. Public Charter School Board said Monday night.

The board voted to place Community Academy PCS, opened in 1997, and Integrated Design Electronics Academy (IDEA), opened in 1998, on the path to revocation of their operating charters. A final decision will come early next year after the schools have a chance to address the specific deficiencies at public hearings.

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