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Charter school cap efforts gain momentum

  • Written by Matthew Gardner Kelly, Assistant Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University
Students, parents and teachers participate in a school choice rally in Jackson, MississippiRogelio V. Solis/AP

From California to Wisconsin, efforts to stop charter school growth are gaining momentum. In the April 2019 mayoral election in Chicago, both candidates say they want to halt charter school expansion.

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