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Peering into the faces of three charter schools. These alternative public schools have made a difference for some students.

‘They were fascinated by my knowledge of Chinese," says Dennis Wright, referring to the proprietors of a Chinese restaurant he had recently visited. For this ninth grader at the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School in Boston, studying Mandarin fits in with the school’s blend of Western and Eastern educational practices.

Across the state, in South Hadley, Mass., 11th-grader Tiama Hamkins-Indik rehearses the Lindy Hop at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School. With a focus on the performing arts, "the atmosphere is completely different, people actually want to be here," Tiama says.

By John Nordell

Full Story: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0323/p13s02-legn.html?s=hns

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