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    goes on in school building and nowhere else” by John W. Gardner. There is problem with the way our education system functions in the United states. One is the way the school system do lotter for the student to enter their school, family and the amount of money they making and lastly the neighborhood you live in also. The ways we can improve our school system problem by the school system have last lottery in the school, America need to create more job for family and lastly stop shutting school down in

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    Success Why choose to go to Charter School rather than public school? Charter schools are public school of choice, meaning families choose for their children. Federal legislation provides grants to help charters to manage start-up costs. They create better educational opportunities for the students therefore they have higher expectations in teaching. Charter Schools and zoned (public) schools are tuition free but unfortunately not everyone can get in to Charter school, since it works by lottery

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    create powerful schools across the country. Support from the State of Texas is essential for the growth of education and emphasize the importance of receiving strong foundation on education. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Although charter and public schools in Texas

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    Charter Schools On the Rise Charter schools seem to be on the rise in America. With the recent spike in charter schools across the country, states have begun research on whether or not to allow the forming of charter schools. Community groups, parents, and cities all have the power to start a charter school if the respective state allows the forming of these lucrative schools. These schools have their pros and their cons; however states must decide whether or not one outweighs the other. Public

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    1980s, charter schools have allowed families to exercise school choice, a practice that had begun a few decades earlier when parents preferred to control their children’s education because of religious views or racial prejudices. As dissatisfaction with the performance public schools grew during the late 20th century, parents called on government to subsidize an arrangement where children could receive adequate education outside of the traditional public school system. Thus, two major school choice

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    Another issue will an all charter school district is parent involvement. There are so many different types of parents: some take initiative and others do not. Would parents who normally do not take a notice in their child’s life take any interest in researching which charter school they would like their child to go to if the district was made solely of charter schools? William Jeynes (2009) argues that parents may not have “sufficient information about the options available to make the most prudent

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    Charter schools have become a rival for public schools. Charters schools are public schools by option; therefore parents must initiate the interest in the school thus enrolling their children into the program. On the other hand, public schools are open to any student and do not require a waitlist or lottery system to be enrolled. It is difficult to define the “best education” because parents seek different things when researching school options for their child. The purpose of education is to develop

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    better, going old school or going with the new trends? Charter Schools are public/private schools that are funded by the government, which allows them to be fully independent with their school system. The first charter school was established in 1991 in Minnesota, with many more following soon after. Due to the success of most charter schools, only ten states remain without charter schools, showing great interest in charter schools and their success. While some believe that charter schools are unnecessarily

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    Charter Schools vs Traditional Public Schools Charter schools are an alternative to traditional public schools, but are often viewed as the superior option in comparison to the traditional public school route. By definition, charter schools are a publicly funded and privately ran school under the charter of an educational authority. These types of schools are held to different types of standards than most traditional public schools with freedom to explore unique methods of educating children

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    Why Charter Schools are the best option for your child So before we begin lets answer the most widely recognized and furthermore a standout among the most imperative inquiries, what are charter schools?Charter schools are public schools of choice that are authorized by the State Board of Education and operated by independent non-profit boards of directors. State and local tax dollars are the primary funding sources for charter schools, which have open enrollment and cannot discriminate in admissions

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