August 24, 2006 12:19PM 

# Charter Accounting 

By [Andrew J. Coulson](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-coulson) 

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The National Center for Education Statistics has [a new study](http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard//pubs/studies/2006460.asp) out about charter schools, and [blogress and author Joanne Jacobs](http://www.joannejacobs.com/mtarchives/016592.html) has a good run down of the reactions from the media and charter supporters.

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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