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April 2, 2008

Students learn whether they got into charter schools

Today was charter school lottery day in Rhode Island, and nine of the state’s 11 publicly financed charter schools held open lotteries, announcing the names of the students who got in.

Students who were not accepted were placed on wait lists and will be notified by letter or e-mail over the next several days.

Statewide, the schools received 4,154 applications for just 501 openings, the highest number of applications to date, said Steve Nardelli, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools.

Rhode Island’s charter schools have increased in popularity since the first one opened in 1997. Today, more than 3,100 students attend charters, which tend to have smaller class sizes than regular public schools, and operate as independent districts.

Textron Chamber of Commerce High School held its lottery March 26, and New England Laborers Cranston Public Schools Construction and Career Academy did not have a wait list this year, so did not hold a lottery.

For more information on Rhode Island’s charter schools, go to www.richarterschools.com

-- Journal staff writer Jennifer D. Jordan

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