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Comstock Public Schools privatized janitorial services with … of the district, opposed charter public schools in a letter … that criticized some charter schools as being  “for profit.” … other services yet attack charter schools for doing the same thing. … to some media reports, charter schools are “nonprofits,” just … more

… Democratic Party over charter schools. Her Dec. 30 column for … Berkshire has assailed public school choice in Michigan, ignoring … the Democratic divide over charters, Berkshire blames it on “politics … Obama — himself a notable charter school supporter — gone from … firsthand how a local KIPP charter school enabled one of her 15 … more

… Flint, Center Academy charter school and Northern High School both struggled academically. … distinction between how charter schools authorizers handle struggling … MLive recently as saying charter school authorizers should be … of our bad schools, both charters and traditional schools?" … more

… support expanding the number of charter public schools. That’s the conclusion suggested … limit or eliminate their charter school competition. These anti-charter … accurately reflect how charter schools spend their resources. … school year shows that charter schools had an average of 16.2 … more

… students through public charter schools. On May 14, four of six … designed to help public charter schools open and grow. Michigan … number of high-quality charter schools serving at-risk populations." … state education department to schools that meet the program's criteria. … taken in by Michigan schools. Charters serve 10% of the students … more

In charter schools policy debates like the ones this week in … fundamental distinction between charter public schools and district-run schools often … lost: Every child in every charter school is there only because … the number and type of charter schools. Such restrictions are … more

… and frequent critic of charter schools Diane Ravitch wrote in … free-market reforms and charter schools for the problems in Detroit’s public school system. Ravitch doesn’t dispute … Michigan.” ForTheRecord says: Charter school opponents sometimes go … Ravitch’s list of knocks against charters. Instead, in a city where … more

… would help public and private school students with supplies, tutoring, … from being used for private schools. The May 12 vote came five … increasing favorability for charter schools and homeschooling. Charter enrollment grew from roughly … Council of Michigan. Charter schools enrolled more than 152,000 … more

… that students in Detroit charter schools attain a higher level … city’s conventional public school district. Detroit charter school students outperformed … shows that on average, charter school students had higher graduation … better than those attending charters in the city. According to … more

… of the top 17 public high schools in the city of Detroit are charter schools, according to a Mackinac … in the city are public charter schools: Frontier International … selective schools because, unlike charters, they can choose to turn … admission. Under state law, a charter school must accept any student … more