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Charter vs. Public Schools
Are charter schools harmful to communities?
I’m a fairly new parent. My son won’t attend kindergarten until 2013 so at the moment my only goal is to find a great school and make sure we are within the cluster for that school. Private schools, public schools and even charter schools are an option for us. But last week when I attended the first Gwinnett County School Board meeting, I got a fresh revelation that charter schools may not be the best choice for the community. Anyhow, I went to the meeting and heard a lot of great things going on within Gwinnett County Schools. The agenda entailed student recognitions for awards, SPLOST financial reports, many other important topics, but one that the board continued to revisit was the possibility of a Nov. 6th ballot vote for statewide …
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Ernie West
5:55 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I really hope they find a new way to get money to these schools, I would like for more people to get accepted to Charter Schools. This Charter School is a top of the line school in Phoenix! more ›