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Clark County Charter Schools Fastest Growing in the Nation

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I just came across an article in the Las Vegas Sun that reported that the number of students enrolled in Clark Country grew by 64 percent from last year to this year.

In fact, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, that is the highest growth percentage for any metropolitan area in the entire country.

The article mentioned that while charter school growth was slow in the beginning, enrollment has doubled in the last 3 years as parents look for alternative education methods than the traditional public school.

While the growth is great, Nevada still has a lot of growing to do to catch up to the nation.  (For example, while Clark County and Miami-Dade County are comparative in size, Miami has 34,000 more charter school students than Clark County.)

As we continue to work with charter schools, we’re excited by the growth we’ve seen within the state.  We also know that as more embrace the charter school’s philosophies, intuition, and innovation.

Charter School Post Higher Graduation Rates

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I just came across this article and I thought it was definitely worth sharing.   The Washington Informer just posted the results of a study showing that charter schools in the D.C. area actually have a 14% higher graduation rate than students in public schools.  Even more encouraging is the fact that over half of the charter school students come from the most poverty stricken areas of the D.C. area.

It’s great to see what a dramatic effect the charter school model can have on students that would normally be considered at-risk.   Personalized attention and creative teaching methods offered by charter schools certainly plays a large role on the increased graduation rates.

We just want to see congratulations to those schools and other charter schools that are seeing similar results from their diligent efforts.