Charter Schools

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This paper examines the concept of a charter school, from the perspective of curriculum, student body and staff. The ideology behind this educational approach is discussed. The author also presents data comparing the performance of students in charter schools to those in regular public schools. The author concludes that charter schools have become an important part of the landscape of the schooling system of the United States of America, and there is today a growing awareness and an acceptance of this type of education system.

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"There is a general opinion today that charter schools as such are in effect nothing but public schools that find themselves exempt from the many rules and regulations that effectively govern public schools all over the United States. The concept of charter schools has also been taken variously as being widespread, while at the same time, a poorly studied and researched form of educational reform. Today, there are more than 2,700 charter schools that are responsible for the education of more than 684,000 children all over the United States of America, and this means that research must indeed be conducted about the various advantages and the disadvantages of charter schools, so that parents may be able to make an educated choice for their children. However, it must be noted that an accurate and real assessment of the performance of the students of charter schools is very difficult, due to several reasons. One of them is that these schools are not aimed at average children, but at specifically high-risk children, who may either be disabled, or may be juvenile delinquents. This means that researchers would not be able to draw fair conclusions form their studies, because the performance levels of these children would be significantly lower than that of other children. (Apples to Apples: An Evaluation of Charter Schools Serving General Student Populations)"

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