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Download full textMolnar, Alex – Education Policy Research Unit, 2004
There are almost 3,000 charter schools operating in the United States. In Arizona about 500 charters enroll about 74,000 students. The question of whether charter schools "work" is, therefore, of considerable interest to policymakers and the public nationally and in Arizona. To charter school proponents, the fact that charters exist is…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, National Competency Tests, Unions, Student Improvement
