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Direct linkEdwards, Brian – EdSource, 2006
When the concept of charter schools was first implemented in California in 1993, the goal was to allow the modification of existing public schools or the creation of wholly new ones that would be less rule-bound than traditional public schools but more accountable for student achievement. For some charter advocates, simply providing such…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Educational Finance
