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Typically parents and educators organize a charter school to overcome inefficiencies and/or illogical requirements that retard education, such as [[social promotion]] and union-mandated raises which are unrelated to teacher effectiveness (see [[merit pay]]).

Typically parents and educators organize a charter school to overcome inefficiencies and/or illogical requirements that retard education, such as [[social promotion]] and union-mandated raises which are unrelated to teacher effectiveness (see [[merit pay]]).

*Minnesota enacted the first charter-school legislation 16 years ago. California has more charter schools than any other state.

*[[Minnesota]] enacted the first charter-school legislation 16 years ago. [[California]] has more charter schools than any other state.

The NEA has expressed mild disapproval of charter schools, on the grounds that they do not live up to their promise, but the statistics they use are specious.  

The [[NEA]] has expressed mild disapproval of charter schools, on the grounds that they do not live up to their promise, but the statistics they use are specious.  

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