Charter School Talk Should Be About Students: ; Both Teachers and W.Va. Students Deserve This Option

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DURING the 2009 legislative session, I introduced a bill that would provide for the establishment of public charter schools in West Virginia.

Charter schools would be required to follow state curriculum and guidelines, but would give classroom teachers greater flexibility in how they implement those policies. Public charter schools provide choices for parents, greater accountability, and more control for teachers.

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Charter School Talk Should Be About Students: ; Both Teachers and W.Va. Students Deserve This Option

Teachers want more control of their classrooms so they can freely teach. A recent poll of West Virginia teachers by the New Teacher Center found that only 46...

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