Independently-run public schools give families choice, charter school advocates say. Cedar Rapids’ three new charter schools could enroll more than 1,500 students when they’re up and running.
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Local nonprofit Empowering Youths of Iowa, which provides mentoring to students in Cedar Rapids schools, is among the proposals for new charter schools in Cedar Rapids.