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Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.

Source: BusinessWire

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District of Columbia State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Washington D. C. Charter Schools
District of Columbia
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1995 83 19,733

Statewide Support Organizations
D.C. Board of Education
 D.C. Public Charter School Association
 D.C. Public Charter School Board
 Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)
News
Nearly One in Three Public School Students in D.C. Enrolled in Public Charter Schools 4/21/08
Four D.C. Charters Struggle to Pay Back Loans to City 4/14/08
Charter Schools Seen as Strategy for Saving Urban Catholic Schools 4/14/08
Twelve Organizations Seeking to Open New Charter Schools in D.C. 4/5/08
Conversion Plan Wins Approval from Catholic School Parents and Teachers in Washington, DC 3/24/08

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Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter School Legislation

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   D.C. Board of Education or the D.C. Public Charter School Board.

Length of charter:   15 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. 20 per year. Each of the two charter authorizers may not approve more than 10 petitions per year.

Funding:   Charter Schools receive public funds based on the number of students they enroll, as do all District of Columbia public schools.

Special Education in Charter Schools by State.