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Why charter schools are not as 'public' as they claim to be

  • Written by Kevin Welner, Professor, Education Policy & Law; Director, National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Why charter schools are not as 'public' as they claim to beCharter school enrollment reportedly grew 7% during the pandemic.FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools “open to all students.” But the truth is more nuanced. As an education policy researcher – and as author of a new book about charter schools I wrote with fellow researcher W...

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