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Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, said research demonstrates that charter schools are not necessarily superior, alluding to an often-cited 2009 study by Stanford University that charter schools only outperform traditional public schools 17 percent of the time.

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Charter Schools Headed to House Floor

Lubed up by the addition of several friendly lawmakers, the House Education Committee, as expected, passed its version of a charter-school bill out of committee this morning.

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