Stories Related to Bill Would Offer Underused Public Schools To Charter Operators

Melissa B. Taboada, Austin American-Statesman
Sun, 03/29/2015 - 6:54pm

Some Austin school officials are sounding alarms about a little-known bill that would give charter ...

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