Education Week: Proposal to Lift Charter Cap Raises Questions About Quality - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 11 Oct 11A legislative proposal to lift the state cap on charter schools would provide parents unprecedented options for K-12 education, but some critics fear it would litter the state with ineffective, profit-minded operators. The legislation, part of a sweeping package wending its way through the Legislature, would make Michigan among the least restrictive states. Other states have lifted caps in recent years as they competed for U.S. education grants.