Charter Schools and the Road to Reform
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Written by Neil Mellen
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Thursday, 13 December 2007 18:31 |
Charter schools in South Carolina, and across the nation, have shown that autonomy and innovation can lead to dramatic results. Nationally, students in charter schools mirror their public school peers in demographic background but consistently outperform them in academic indicators. The unique status of these schools allows some experimentation, but is still limited by intrusive government oversight. The schools face resistance from the very institutional structure they were designed to complement. Revisions in South Carolinas Charter School Act can free these schools to further excel, but this effort should not draw attention from the larger lesson of their success: competition and innovation improves all schools.
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