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Karin is a speaker, school choice advocate and author of award winning Charter Schools: The Ultimate Handbook for Parents. Karin provides communications and tools necessary for parents to become informed decision makers in the expanding world of education options. She also works with various organizations in engaging with surrounding communities and creating dynamic relationships with families. Karin can be contacted through Karin@theeducationchoiceexpert.com or visit her website at charterschoolmom.com.

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Twice exceptional 9 year old tells about her charter school

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Welcome to the continuing series on charter schools and special needs.This week we will feature "Excellent charter schools for extraordinary...
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How many "lousy" charter schools are too many?

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Unplanned, I broached another charter school urban legend yesterday.I wrote an entry about Arizona’s charter...
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AZ charter schools seek accountability and enforcement

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With all this talk about how charter schools are a threat to neighborhood schools because they impose local competition, may it be noted that rarely...
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Weird school news: attractive students better learners, pot brownies, KIPP union

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Odd news reports from around the nation which may--or may not--be involving charter schools:Were you well groomed as a kid? If so, says News:Lite, you...
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Do charters accept special needs students?

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Have you ever heard someone say that charter schools test better because they do not accept special needs students? Next time you can tell them they...
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Charter schools, at-risk and SPED

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Define at-risk? How about special needs?Kristen Smith, the assistant director for Front Range Academy (multiple learning centers for HOPE Online...
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Charter school Earth Day tips

Here are some green facts which you may not know about charter schools:· There are charter schools designed specifically with an...
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Kid orders state exams for make-believe

Remember what it was like to be a kid?Oh, how we wanted to grow up. We’d daydream of becoming adult professional selves and role-play such...
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Columbine's Rachel Scott touches charter schools

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“These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and they will someday touch the lives of millions of people.”Those are the words that Rachel...
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What I want to know about charters and teachers unions

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Civitas Schools’ Chicago International Charter Schools (CICS), which have had teachers invite the...
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