Group Proposes Charter School As Choice to Public Schools
Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va. › September 26, 2010
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PETERSBURG - In 1983, a report titled "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform" was released by the Department of Education. The report became the basis for more than 20 years of educational reform. But Corey Carter, president of the Exodus Institute, says there is still limited choice in education.
His group, which is still seeking nonprofit status, hopes to offer that choice to residents of Petersburg within the next two years. On Thursday night, Carter made his case for charter schools at a forum cosponsored by Petersburg Advocates for Children.See the full content of this document
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Group Proposes Charter School As Choice to Public Schools
The forum called "A Nation at Risk: The Struggle for Educational Equality in America" focused on the need for competition, specifically from charter schools.
Carter made the basis for the argument on details from the report and more recent data.The...See the full content of this document
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