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I spent a year and a half at a 'no-excuses' charter school – this is what I saw

  • Written by Joanne W. Golann, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University
imageThe strict discipline of 'no-excuses' charter schools can often make students feel stressed out. Image Source/Getty Images

Charter schools are 30 years old as of 2021, and the contentious debate about their merits and place in American society continues.

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