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Grading charter schools Today s best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter Independent alternatives to public schools have sprung up across the nation. Are they succeeding? Here s everything you need to know: What are charter schools? They re publicly funded, independently run alternatives to traditional public schools. They have greater freedom than standard public schools to develop their own curricula and budgets, hire and fire teachers over performance, and set schedules and behavioral rules such as mandating uniforms. The charter in the name refers to a contract between the school and a state oversight body, or authorizer. Since the first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992, their numbers have boomed to more than 7,500 charter schools across 43 states and the District of Columbia. More than 3.3 million students now attend one — a number that s tripled since 2006. In some cities, including Detroit and New Orleans, a majority of public sc

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