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New analysis sheds light on how charter schools are making strides in leveling the academic playing field for students in low-income areas, suggesting a brighter future for these children in areas that don’t shy away from school choice.
The Progressive Policy Institute’s (PPI’s) report titled “Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling Up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains,” authored by educational equity advocate Tressa Pankovits, suggested cities with robust public charter school options for low-income families are seeing beneficial outcomes for all students.
Charter schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education, are publicly funded schools that operate “under the terms of a charter, or contract, with an authorizer, such as the state and local boards of education,” but receive flexibility in certain areas “in exchange for a higher degree of accountability for raising student achievement.”
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