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Last week, about 400 public charter school teachers, administrators, parents and officials gathered at Utah Valley State College to celebrate Utah's growing public charter school movement at the second annual Utah Charter School Conference. Keynote Speaker Utah Valley State College President William Sederburg told attendees that one thing that makes public charter schools successful is parental involvement. He said putting "helicopter parents," those who stay close to their children and schools, to work to help public charter schools is a great idea. "It is the decade of the child," he said, noting that some public charter schools require parents to put in volunteer hours." More parents are choosing public charters in Utah. As of fall 2007, Utah public charter schools served more than 22,000 students - about 4 percent of all students in public schools. This school year Utah will have more than 60 public charter schools.
Source: Deseret Morning News
Date: 06/18/2008
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