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A total of 11 open-enrollment public charter schools are applying to open in Arkansas in 2009, but only seven can be approved by the Arkansas Board of Education because of a 24-school cap set in state law. Seventeen public charters already are in operation in the state. "It's evidence, I believe, that there is a real thirst in this city and in this county for public education choice," said Roy Brooks, former Little Rock School District superintendent and now CEO of eStem Public Charter Schools, Inc. "People are no longer going to put up with the politics and with these districts focusing on the desires and wants of adults to the [detriment ] of the kids." The state education board is expected to begin acting on the proposals in November.
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Date: 08/06/2008
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