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# The Charter School Paradox 

How public-sector-only choice can increase costs, reduce educational diversity, and undermine competition, and how those unintended consequences can be avoided.

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##### [Adam B. Schaeffer](/people/adam-b-schaeffer)

Former Adjunct Scholar