Behind the hype of charter schools

06-09-2010

By Laura Klivans/KALW News

One of the most important challenges facing parents is how to get the best education for their child. Private school or public school? Conventional or charter? Many parents, including President Barack Obama, have become increasingly interested in the charter option. The charter school movement has been growing. Across the country, more than 5,000 charter schools teach a million-and-a-half students. And more are on the way. The Race to the Top education program offers more than $4 billion in federal grants to states that are willing to, among other things, lift the cap on the number of new charter schools in their state. Here in California, the first charter school was opened in 1993. Today there are more than 800, with about 40 new schools opening each year. (more...)

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