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Article: Arundel Board Approves Charter; New School Denied 2 Weeks Ago
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- The Washington Post
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- March 17, 2005
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The Anne Arundel County school board last night approved a charter
school application it had denied two weeks ago, tentatively clearing
the way for the Knowledge Is Power Program to open a middle school in
Annapolis tailored to low-income black students.
The school board's change of heart followed public rancor over its
March 2 vote to deny the nationally recognized education network a
charter in Annapolis, where there is a well-documented performance
gap between white and black students in the public schools. U.S.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, on a visit to the Maryland
capital Monday, cited KIPP as an example that others should follow.
A charter school is a privately run public ...