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Colorado charters defy trend.


Colorado's charter-school students are performing better than their traditional public school peers on the state assessment test, according to according to
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And nationally, charter-school students tend to perform at or below their peers in traditional schools. Some say the reason is in part due to Colorado's charter students coming from more affluent homes, in general, than their peers at traditional public schools.
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Title Annotation:Update: education news from schools, businesses, research and government agencies
Publication:District Administration
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Geographic Code:1U8CO
Date:Feb 1, 2005
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