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Proponent of Charter Schools Criticizes Online Alternatives

The Walton Family Foundation, a charitable arm of Wal-Mart, has released another public criticism of cyber charter schools.

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Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy charter school, San Antonio, TX, October 14, 2013.
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The Walton Family Foundation, a charitable arm of Wal-Mart, has released another public criticism of cyber charter schools. The foundation, which commissioned three studies that ultimately proved online-only charter schools are wholly inadequate, simultaneously pledged to spend more than $1 billion — on top of an initial billion already promised — to fund the expansion of brick-and-mortar charter operations. (Salon)

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