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Nelson Smith is president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

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Posted inElementary to High School, Opinion

Some myths and realities about charter schools

by Nelson Smith May 28, 2010March 30, 2020

Charter schools have been around since 1992, but this is a breakthrough year. They’ve attracted fans from John Legend to Newt Gingrich; they’ve become a cornerstone of the Obama Administration’s Race to the Top initiative and they’ve even made it into pop culture

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