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Under the NCLB Act, persistently low-performing schools may be converted to charter schools as an option for restructuring them.

Source: State of the Charter School Movement 2005

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New Charter Schools Across the Country and in DC Face Similar Start-Up Challenges

Download: pdf icon http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03899high.pdf
This report examines the challenges faced by charter school start-ups across the nation and the resources available in various states and DC to address the challenges. Researchers found that securing a facility, obtaining start-up funding, and, acquiring the expertise necessary to run a charter school are the three greatest challenges facing new charter school founders nationwide, although the extent of the challenges varied from state to state.

Date: 2003
Source: United States General Accounting Office

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