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Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 67, Clicks: 1)  View Story

As charter schools have grown around the country, both in number and in popularity, public school principals are being forced to compete for bodies or risk having their schools closed.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago +2 apples bad good
Keeping the classrooms full is not just a matter of pride. Dwindling enrollment is one of the criteria that the schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, uses when deciding which schools to close, saying that it shows parents are “voting with their feet.”
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