History of IDEA
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Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Are charter schools really innovative?
- 09-23-2010
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Guest blog by Marion Brady/Washington Post
Peter Ruddy Wallace was the speaker of Florida’s House of Representatives years ago when charter-school legislation was adopted. He saw charters as incubators of innovation and experimentation. So did I. Indeed, not long thereafter, I accepted an invitation to serve on the board of governors of a new charter school serving a built-from-scratch new town in a neighboring county. And, partly to enhance my board member-related knowledge and skills, and partly to gather material for Knight-Ridder/Tribune columns on the subject of charters, I visited those within reasonable driving distance. (more…)
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