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0000017d-2122-dd26-adfd-e56710b50000The New Classroom is a special reporting series, supported by The Walton Family Foundation, exploring the struggles, changes and innovations in education during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find reports in this series listed below.

Arkansas's Public Charter Schools See Surge in Student Enrollment During Pandemic

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Arkansas Arts Academy Modern Band students in grades 7-9, known as the "The Carbonados" perform several Beatles tunes at the schools's winter 2020 concert, a few weeks before a global pandemic was declared.

Along with hundreds of traditional school districts in Arkansas, there are also two dozen public-enrollment charter districts, which are classified as free experimental learning environments. According to new enrollment data, while traditional districts in Arkansas have lost over 6,000 students due to the pandemic, charter school districts are surging in enrollment.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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