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Article: America's quiet revolution.(charter schools changing public education)(includes related article on child peer development)
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- Insight on the News
- Article date:
- June 22, 1998
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The charter-school movement is gaining momentum as parents seek educational options. By fall, more than 250,000 students will attend more than 800 such schools in 31 states.
A sudden surge in the number of charter schools during the last two years is transforming the business of public education. The growth is sparked by parents dissatisfied with their youngsters' public schooling and by entrepreneurs eager to provide a better education, often for profit.
Charter schools are supported by federal and local funds but run by private managers -- the "charter" granted by local or state school authorities for three to five years. To obtain a charter, ...