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| Date: Thursday, November 2, 2000 | |
| Video Coverage: Charter Schools are discussed on Capitol Report. | |
| About the Program: | |
| In 1991, the Minnesota Legislature enacted the first Charter School law in
the country. Today, there are over 60 charter schools operating in Minnesota
and approximately 2,000 nationwide. Recently, Minnesota was awarded a
$100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation and Harvard University's JFK
School of Government to promote the Charter School law across the nation.
Capitol Report host, Dave Olson, discusses how charter schools have changed the face of public education and school choice with David Osbourne, the author of "Reinventing Government" and "Reinventor's Field book." You will also hear from students, parents, teachers, and administrators about how Minnesota's charter schools are working 10 years after their inception. |