Abstract: This paper examines how charter schools are making an impact on community economic development. Community-based organizations are starting their own schools, and charter schools are expanding their services, growing into comprehensive community organizations. As neighborhood schools improve, fewer urban families are moving to the suburbs in search of quality public education. Charter schools are purchasing or leasing and renovating vacant and dilapidated properties. The author provides numerous examples of the connection between existing charter schools and community economic development.
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