Charter schools are
a. synonymous with private schools.
b. privately funded schools that are open to the public.
c. public schools that attempt to achieve excellence by specializing in a particular area.
d. supported by public funds, but run by private companies.
e. publicly-funded schools operated like private schools.
E
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a. tend to be disappearing in the United States today. b. usually help an employer achieve a racially balanced work force. c. often result in indirect institutionalized discrimination against blacks and other minority groups. d. is a major way that blacks are hired in formerly all-white workplaces.
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