COVID-19 Underscores the Need for Private and Charter Education

Students prepare to eat lunch at the Harlem Link Charter School in New York City in this file photo. In Canada, despite their success, only Alberta allows charter schools. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

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The present COVID-19 pandemic has left public schools scrambling to find ways to dampen the impact on students. Some public schools have switched to virtual instruction, while others have simply sent students home with passing grades.