Sep 28, 2021, 3:25 PM
(From The 74 Million) Charter schools experienced more growth in 2020-21 — the first full year of the pandemic — than they’ve seen in the past six years, according to data released Wednesday from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. In Alabama, for instance, charter enrollment increased 65%, and in Oklahoma, 78%. During the same period, non-charter public school enrollment dropped 3.3%, or 1.5 million students. The analysis reflects the large segment of the nation’s students who changed schools last year, prompted by school closures, job loss and dissatisfaction with remote learning.
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