School Choice & Charters

A Look at Charter Schools

April 16, 2002 1 min read
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These charts show that charter school students are more likely to be members of racial and ethnic minority groups and to be from low-income families than students in traditional public schools. Their teachers also are far more likely not to have full teaching licenses.

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