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Stephen Downes

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Not all charter schools are like the one described in this article, of course, but after enrollment shortfalls, a string of firings, talk of closure, and even a principal (who was later fired) mopping the floor, the situation at the ironically named Benchmark School is close to chaos. In Arizona, where charter schools have proliferated, academic achievement is down, with about twice as many "labeled underperforming by the state."

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