By Steve Kastenbaum, CNN Radio
(CNN) More students are attending class at charter
schools across the U.S. than ever before, and the number is expected to
continue growing in the coming years.
Listen to CNN Radio's podcast on charter schools from Steve Kastenbaum.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools recently
released a report saying that more than 2 million children are enrolled
in public schools this year. The nonprofit resource for charter schools
said that more than 500 charter schools opened their doors across the
country in the 2011-12 school year.
In speech after speech, President Obama has said the charter schools
play an important role in his education policy. His administration hopes
to double the number of charters that were existence when he took
office.
“We’ll encourage states to take a better approach when it comes to
charter schools and other innovative public schools,” Obama said in a
recent speech on education reform.
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