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Charter Schools Videos

Charter schools' principals feel safe without campus police
May 09, 2013 | KRNV Reno

4 On Your Side reveals charter school rent problems
May 07, 2013 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Making the grade?
May 02, 2013 | WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg

Charter Schools Wikipedia Information

Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States which have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each schools charter...

From around the web

State supports 52 charter schools, giving parents options
May 19, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Eighth-grade math teacher Matthew Fleck needs to remind his class only once. ...

Schools Chancellor to Strike Back at Candidates Critical of Mayor's Policies
May 17, 2013 | New York Times
Dennis M. Walcott, in a speech to administrators, will defend Michael R. Bloomberg's record on issues like charter schools against harsh campaign criticism from Democrats. ...

Politics sidetracks rebirth of Indy's Meadows neighborhood
May 18, 2013 | indystar.com
Neighborhood charter schools ... The anchor for the urban renewal effort has been education -- led by two top charter schools ... '' A lot of people come to this area to come to one of the charter schools ...

Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
May 15, 2013 | indystar.com
Ball State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of five academically struggling Indiana charter schools ... Fort Wayne charter schools -- the...

Does voucher law make the grade?
May 11, 2013 | indystar.com
' School choice is great, but there are plenty of quality charter schools that are tuition free. This program is not about school choice. ...

Readers' views on school vouchers
May 11, 2013 | indystar.com
'' Readers weighed in on The Indianapolis Star's Facebook page:'' School choice is great, but there are plenty of quality charter schools that are tuition free. This program...

Charter Schools on twitter

	Yet 99 percent will never be better than our worst public schools. RT @MichiganRadio 32 new MI charter schools set to open in fall 2013 Twitter: @abmorgan
	Thompson says he supports a moratorium of the co-location of public and charter schools. #nyc2013 Twitter: @RichBarrabi
	Nashville charter schools 'lose' problem students to public schools—just in time for testing http://t.co/7d1NhnRBeB via @dailykos Twitter: @cassiopex1
	The concept of charter schools included the idea that they needed less funding due to philanthropy... Twitter: @LCSunshinej
	This mother just came up to speak in the middle of the #cpsclosings hearing speaking in favor of charter schools....#swerve Twitter: @BGMcom2
	@BroadcastBureau "'Charter Schools'" #Stinker Twitter: @OpusVitae

YouTube Videos

John Stossel - Charter Schools & Teachers' Unions
July 24, 2012

What is a Charter School?
September 23, 2010

Charter school's $125K experiment
March 14, 2011

Charter Schools Books

Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K-12)
Doug Lemov, $14.00

Better Off Without 'Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession
Chuck Thompson, $5.40

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide: Smart, Sharp, and Ready for (Almost) Anything
Judy Galbraith M.A., $9.55

Charter Schools and the Corporate Makeover of Public Education: What's at Stake?
Michael Fabricant, $19.35

Insiders' Guide to Houston, 2nd (Insiders' Guide Series)
Laura Nathan-Garner, $11.15

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