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²NAPCS, “Schools by Management Organization, 2012-13,” 2014. http://dashboard.publiccharters.org/dashboard/schools/page/mgmt/year/2013

³Ted Kolderie, “Ray Budde and the Origins of the ‘Charter Concept’,” Education Evolving, Saint Paul, MN: Education Evolving and Center for Policy Design, 2005. http://www.educationevolving.org/pdf/Ray-Budde-Origins-Of-Chartering.pdf

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