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The South Carolina Virtual Charter School has entered the virtual school environment this year to apparent great success, with waiting lists at all three schools and a presentation at this year's NACOL conference called "South Carolina's Virtual Big Bang." -
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The pilot high schools, run by the public school system, often demand student transcripts, teacher recommendations, and essays from applicants, practices more common in private schools, a Globe review of admissions policies has found. Boston's superintendent and others say the hurdles fly in the face of the pilot schools' original purpose, which was to show that given more freedom in budgeting... -
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The charter school movement, begun 16 years ago as an alternative to struggling public schools, will today make its strongest claim on mainstream American education when a national group announces the most successful fundraising campaign in the movement's history -- $65 million to create 42 schools in Houston. -
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"Founded in 1993 to translate ideas into action, CER combines education policy with grassroots advocacy to work deep within the nation's communities to foster positive and bold education reforms. Today, this premiere national group serves as a full-service education reform engine working in over 40 states." -
1voteCharter school in Dorchester / Boston that is implementing an extended school week, small group advisories and other innovative ideas.
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1voteCenter for collaborative education's view on pilot school best practices.
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1voteMassachusetts charter school students are performing as well as, or better than, their counterparts in regular public schools, in contrast to a recent national study, according to a state report released yesterday.
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