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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > school types > charter education
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > schools > school types > charter education
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational institutions > schools > school types > charter education
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > school types > charter education
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > school types > charter education

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charter education  

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  • The charter education movement had its beginning in a number of reform ideas, including alternative schools, site-based management, magnet schools, public school choice, privatization, and community-parental empowerment. The term charter originated in the 1970s with the idea that small groups of teachers be given contracts, or charters, by their local school boards to explore new approaches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Charter Education]

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