The program's two charter schools have nearly closed the achievement gap between blacks and whites and in some cases closed it.

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After Katrina, we reinvented the New Orleans school system, opening dozens of new charter schools, and creating a new scholarship program that is giving parents the chance to send their children to private or parochial schools of their choice.

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McDonogh 15 is one of 55 public charter schools that make up a nationwide network known as KIPP ("Knowledge Is Power Program"), dedicated to serving low-income and minority students with a rigorous curriculum.

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So, in Chicago, you've got charter schools that are affiliated with a museum, or they're affiliated with an arts program, and they may have a particular focus.

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