Minnesota has been in the charter school business since 1991. Charter schools are public schools and were established to explore innovative new ways to increase student achievement at a lower cost without all the regulations required in traditional public schools.

Charter-school group seeks legislative changes to ease replication, ensure accountability
MinnPost - 2/13/12

Minnesota charter schools grow from about 10K to 39K in 10 years, nationally about 2 million now attend charters
Education News - 12/23/11

Segregated Charter Schools Evoke Separate But Equal Era in U.S.
Bloomberg - 12/21/11

The Myth of Charter Schools
An analysis the Wating for "Superman" movie by Diane Ravitch
1/11/11

Charter Schools in Minnesota Perform Significantly Betlow Their Traditional Public School Peer
Stanford Report Recognizes Robust Demand, Supply and Exceptional Charters, Faults Quality Controls, Authorizers and Charter Caps
June 15, 2009