Charter schools supporters hold their first conference
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[April 13, 2006]

Charter schools supporters hold their first conference

(Daily Oklahoman, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 13--Charter school students tend to score high on tests despite the financial burdens carried by most of the schools, and a proposed law could make it easier for community members to open the schools, state charter school experts said Wednesday.



Teachers, administrators and other supporters met in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma Charter School Association's first conference.

"We know that charter schools aren't for everyone. But it gives students in an urban community a chance at experiencing the great things rural schools have to offer," said Freda Deskin, executive director of the Advanced Science and Technology Education Center Inc. Charter School, or ASTEC.



Charter schools are public, tuition-free schools of choice. They are operated by parents, teachers and community members, usually offering a specialized curriculum.

Since it was passed in 1999, the Oklahoma Charter School Act has allowed charter schools to open in 13 school districts in Oklahoma City and Tulsa counties. Only school boards or CareerTech boards can sponsor the schools, Deskin said.

House Bill 2578 would allow the state Education Department to sponsor charter schools. It also would allow charter schools to be opened in any district with an average daily attendance of 5,000 students or more.

The bill would make it easier for communities to start a charter school, Deskin said. More than 4,000 students are enrolled in charter schools in Oklahoma City and Tulsa counties.

Funding for the conference was provided by a $150,000 federal Charter School Dissemination Grant, which also is being used to support and promote charter schools across the state, Deskin said. Funds have been used to develop a Web site and a handbook to help people understand charter schools.

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