(The Center Square) β Atlanta received a failing grade for its charter school funding gap.
A new report from the School Choice Demonstration Project, an educational research project within the University of Arkansasβ Department of Education Reform, examined funding disparities between traditional public schools and public charter schools in 18 cities nationwide.
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