In theory, it's great. But I'm concerned that repeatedly when we look around the most troubled school districts, there is not a lot of choice being given to kids. The school districts drag their feet.

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It's important to recognize that charter schools are public schools, and that it is better for your tax dollars to be spent on innovative programs that equip children to succeed, rather than always sending money to schools regardless of whether or not they succeed.

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We call it the ripple in a great big water.

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There's a backlash in traditionally high-quality suburban school districts from parents who are starting to question, 'Is our math program really the best?' ... Children still fall through the cracks even in traditionally good school districts, and charter schools are all about helping kids get a better education.

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The 65 percent solution is the equivalent of a chicken in every pot.

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There is a correlation between top-scoring laws and the quality of the charter environment in that state.

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For a long time, parents did not have more than a modest amount of information about what really school is about. In an era where choice is possible, you need good information.

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School districts are more clever than any legislator who can put this into existence. [Districts] can spin the data any way they want.

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They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental consequences to students.

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