http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0719aimscharters0719.html
Elementary students in Arizona's charter schools are making significant academic progress and now have achievement scores that nearly match their peers in district public schools, according to state AIMS test results. Performance in charter high schools, however, continues to lag, though scores are steadily increasing. Charter advocates say charter high schools serve the poorest students and those who have struggled academically in district high schools. Tom Horne, Arizona superintendent of public instruction, said he wants charter and district schools to work together to improve student achievement. "One of my themes is to get charter schools and district schools to stop seeing each other as competitors and to see each other as engaged in the same enterprise," he said.
Source: The Arizona Republic
Date: 07/19/2007
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