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based on their educational goals and methods. Not every school has the same goal and method to achieving those goals. The top categories of charter schools are Traditional, Progressive, Vocational, General and Alternative Delivery. Each category has it's own unique goal and methodology. Furthermore, within each category there are subcategories that have clear differences. Therefore, charter schools must be seen as a group of unique institutions not as a homogenous new educational innovation.

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Charter Schools have many different philosophies and are revolutionizing the way that education is viewed. For instance traditional charter schools are ones that stress high standards in academics and are primarily teacher-centered. Progressive charter schools place the emphasis on individual development and holistic approaches to education. General charter schools are extremely similar to public schools and rarely differ. Alternative delivery schools provide the majority of instruction outside traditional school buildings. As you can see charter schools represent a wide variety of educational philosophies and thought (typing).
The nation has already begun to see the advantages in charter schools. Tennessee did a study of the performance of charter school students compared to those in regular public school. This study was done in the first year of the implementation of charter schools to determine if there was any advantage to attending a charter school. The study found that students in charter schools had an advantage on standardized tests in reading math and language arts. There was also a higher attendance rate, which means that those students in the charter schools were receiving more instructional time. Educators and politicians are already seeing the positive results that charter schools appear to be creating. Perhaps, charter schools are the first step to solving some of the education problems within our nation (Tennessee).
Other states have been taking a closer look at the success of their charter schools like Ohio. Ohio began opening charter schools to serve students whose needs were not being met with traditional instruction. Politicians wanted to provide help to these students and create competition within districts in order to sustain academic reform. In September 2004 they released a report on the progress of charter schools. They found that charter schools were meeting the goals that they had set and doing it at a fraction of the cost. In the first

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