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    Throughout the state of Arizona there is a issue being debated around the state over multiculturalism in the classroom because of ethnic study classes that are in the schools. This heated argument began when a new Arizona law that was being made, that stated that they will ban ethnic studies from public an charter schools. The reason behind this created law is because certain individuals saw these classes as a "threat" to overthrow the government and "promote" ethnic solidarity over other students

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    originally proposed he mission of charter schools as schools where “groups of teachers should be able to run their own schools within regular schools and to pursue innovative ways of educating disaffected students.” Observe the evolution of charter schools. How are charter schools these days different? Are these differences, in your opinion, good or bad? (p. 286) • Friedman believed that although “there would be all-white schools, all-black schools, and mixed schools”, choice is of paramount importance

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    students, and that is Charter Schools. Charter Schools has always been a pet peeve of mine, due to the lack of schoolwork that is actually happening, I believe that the common core learning is much more effective. Some of the problems are: the charter teachers getting distracted, students not taking school seriously and students not being prepared for the real world. The first thing I would like to talk about is the teachers getting distracted. As I walk by, or hear about Charter Schools, all I see is the

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    the structure or learning environment of the charter schools. These statistics do not support the claim made by supporters of charter schools because the students are two completely different types of students. For a statistical analysis like the one done by the FLDOE to demonstrate that charter schools improve the test scores, the data must be taken with exactly similar subsets of students, in order to use these statistics as evidence that charter schools are improving education. This is not the case

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    From the earliest days of charter schools, they have been the subject of many education debates across the country between the public, politicians, and education experts. In 1995, when the first charter was constructed in Minnesota, many education reformers believed charter schools to be the answer that was going to change the face of public education. However, over twenty years later with over 6,079 schools in total and increasing around 7 percent every year, the debate still rages on about the

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    Charter schools Charter schools, which are created and operated, by parents, organizations, or community groups are type of public schools that serve all students with free tuitions. Charter schools across the state are positively impacting students, resulting in improved achievement. There are many reasons show that charter schools serve students better than public schools and choosing charter schools to study is a good choice for both students and their parents. Charter schools are held accountable

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    Charter schools give struggling minorities access to better education. Because charter schools often have more applicants than spaces, they must resort to “weighted lottery.” This means that the kids who are struggling to get a good education get picked first. This gives an equal opportunity to all families. Picking from a lottery also increases racial diversity in the classes. An advantage of this is that students critical thinking and collaborative skills all improve when put in a more racially

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    education can be divided into two categories known as traditional public schools and nontraditional schools. Nontraditional schools provide students with different learning environments compared to traditional schools and some specific examples of these schools are magnet schools, charter schools, and virtual schools (Newberry). All of these schools are relatively new and have controversial views across the country.

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    To what extent do our schools serve the goals of a true education? American schools are starting to slowly make improvements to enhance their students’ capabilities in the classroom, as Charter schools become a more popular subject to talk about. It is now a common concept for high schools to integrate into charter school like material. As high schools all across the country slowly mold into a charter school system, more opportunities for college credit and technical certificates to be earned become

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    access. (“Missions,”2011) Betsy DeVos is currently our Secretary of Education, and not a popular choice. Mrs. DeVos focuses on her support of charter schools, which are publicly funded and set up by teachers, parents, or community groups, outside the state school system. Charter schools are for-profit and there is overwhelming evidence that charter schools are no more successful than traditional counterparts. Mrs. DeVos also campaigned unsuccessfully in

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