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Source: Charter School Achievement: What We Know, July 2005 Update
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http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=110&subsecid=900023&contentid=250999
This report reviews the history of the six-year debate over the federal role in school construction that continues to be centered on the details for various tax credit proposals. It also discusses the difficulties charter schools have accessing facilities financing due to their brief operating histories, length of charters, and a high risk factor.
Date: 2002
Source: Progressive Policy Institute
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