Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 17, 2017
They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. Educational consultant and former state board member Leslie Jacobs on why charters may have had difficulty reaching projected goals.
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