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Burris, Carol; Pfleger, Ryan – Network for Public Education, 2020
Charter schools began in the 1990s as an experimental alternative to public schools. Today they are a multi-billion dollar sector composed of both nonprofit and for-profit corporations that embrace the philosophy of the marketplace. Supporters of charters see school failure as a natural feature of the model. They argue that schools do not fail at…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Closing, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education