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Article: Charter schools get mixed reports.(A)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 4, 1996
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****A TEACHERS UNION AND A THINK TANK OFFER OPPOSING VIEWS.****
Contrary to popular perception, children who go to charter schools are not the best, the brightest, the rich and the privileged, says one of two dueling reports on charter schools released yesterday by a conservative think tank and a teachers union.
Charter schools are serving children who are troubled, difficult, poor and have special needs that regular schools often cannot meet, according to the report from the Indianapolis-based Hudson Institute.
"Charter Schools in Action: What Have We Learned," which looks at 43 charter schools in seven states, reveals that 63 percent of ...