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TAKE ACTION!

Please take a moment and thank Members for their support this past Congress, but also let them know that when the 111th Congress convenes in January 2009, the charter movement has specific legislative items that need action.

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The Color of Success: Black Student Achievement in Public Charter Schools

June 30, 2008

As educators across the country work to improve educational opportunities and results for Black students, they have an emerging tool at their disposal: public charter schools.  In numerous communities throughout the nation, these innovative, tuition-free public schools – which provide administrative flexibility to a school’s staff and a rich learning environment with high expectations for its students – are making notable strides in advancing Black student achievement.