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What are the Charter Choices in Nevada?

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August 24, 2007

What choices are available to parents and students in Nevada who are considering the charter school option? What can you do if you don’t like the menu at the geographically mandated government educational cafeteria? Unfortunately, Nevadans have few alternatives.

There are currently only 20 charter schools in the state and one university school for the profoundly gifted. U.S. Charter Schools (USCS) reports that as of 2006, there were 4,500 students attending charter schools in the Silver State.

In contrast, USCS reports that Arizona had 499 charter schools with 86,409 students attending during the last academic year. Florida is listed as having 82,000 students attending 338 charter schools.

Abbe' D'Allanival has been quoted as saying, “The more alternatives, the more difficult the choice.” So perhaps some could argue the altruistic goal behind having few charter schools in Nevada is to ease educational decision making. How thoughtful.

For those seeking alternatives to the traditional system, here is the Nevada Department of Education’s list of charter schools:
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