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Public charter schools in Ohio appear to be effecting changes in public school districts. In Cleveland, for example, city public schools have established single-gender academies and have plans for other specialty schools to keep the district competitive in the education marketplace. "Parents are choosing certain kinds of options," said Cleveland schools Chief Executive Eugene Sanders. "People go for their perception of safety, their perception of a more vibrant kind of academy environment. We have to do a better job of communicating and responding." Charter supporters say successful schools are encouraging families to stay in urban areas. Perry White, Director of East Side Charter School said that successful charter schools are as much an economic development issue as an education issue. "To stem the exodus of families from Cleveland, we must leverage our best public schools -- charter and district -- as catalysts for creating neighborhoods of choice," White said. "The future of our city and region depends on it."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Date: 01/28/2008
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