Published 12/10/2009

AUSTIN – The number of Texas children on a waiting list to attend a public charter school more than doubled last year, according to new data released this afternoon by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
“For the 2008-09 school year, we identified 40,813 students on waiting lists, more than doubling last year’s total,” said Brooke Terry, education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “These numbers demonstrate a large parental and student demand for options other than the traditional public school.”

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