With boost from California, charter schools enroll 2 million students nationally

12-07-2011

By Louis Freedberg/EdSource Extra

Charter schools enrolled 2 million public school students this fall, with California playing a major role in helping it reach that milestone, according to figures released today. Some 200,000 students enrolled in 500 new charter schools across the nation, the largest increase in a single year, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. “It shows that charter schools have become part of the education tapestry of the country, not just a fringe marginal phenomenon affecting a small number of students,” said Ursula Wright, the organization’s interim CEO. In some circles, California has been viewed as being unfriendly to charter schools, but the numbers tell a different story. California accounted for 100 of the 500 new schools, and 47,000 new students, twice the number of Florida, with 23,500 new students, Texas with 22,000, and Ohio with 12,000. (more...)

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