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Public charter school leaves trail of debt, allegations of misappropriation

The Racist History of the Charter School Movement

Arizona Charter Schools Are Draining the State Budget: Charter schools have 15% of state enrollment but take 26% of the K-12 education budget (Full Report)

Signing Their Rights Away: A series of court rulings suggests that students who attend charter schools do not have the same rights as public school students…

EDjango Unchained: The Coming Revolt against ‘No Excuses’ Schools

Charter School owners ask for more money while taking home huge salaries

WikiLeaks reveals: Hillary Clinton plotted corporate charter school colonialism for Haiti

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“No charter schools in WA State” Teach-In at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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