New report shows many Arizona charter schools in the red

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A new report by the Grand Canyon Institute shows that Arizona charter schools are holding $2.56 billion in debt with $1.4 billion in assets. The report shows that 33 charter sites are losing at least $1,000 per student. The report says that financial failure in inevitable for charters in the bad financial position. We’ll hear from Dave Wells, research director for the Grand Canyon Institute.

Dave Wells, research director for Grand Canyon Institute

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