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<br /> CST<br /> Charter<br /> sChools<br /> today<br /> Winter 2009 www.charterschoolstoday.com<br /> ChangingpubliCeduCation<br /> Souderton Charter School Collaborative<br /> faCing Challenges head on<br /> The Charter School of Wilmington<br /> building atradition of exCellenCe<br /> Warren Easton Senior High School<br /> THE MAGAZINE FOR CHARTER SCHOOL EXECUTIVESCHARTER<br /> SCHOOLS<br /> TODAY<br /> Winter 2009<br /> ill<br /> www.charterschoolstoday.com<br /> CHANGING PUBLIC EDUCATION<br /> Souderton Charter School Collaborative<br /> FACING CHALLENGES HEAD ON<br /> The Charter School of Wilmington<br /> ,"<br /> BUILDING A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE<br /> Warren Easton Senior High School<br /> CHARTER SCHO<br /> <br /> California Charter<br /> Schools Association<br /> The California Charter Scho<a title="CST page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=1"> CST Charter </a> <a title="CST page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=2"> California Charter Schools Association The Califo</a> <a title="CST page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=3"> EditorinChief: Alonzo Ellis ManagingEditor: Rebe</a> <a title="CST page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=4"> Winter2009 EaturEs Examining CharterSchoolTeac</a> <a title="CST page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=5"> CovEr story BuildingaTraditionofExcellence Warren</a> <a title="CST page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=6"> Examining Charter School Teaching Methodologies A</a> <a title="CST page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=7"> do not generally sit as a group and listen to a t</a> <a title="CST page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=8"> Inquiry Based Inquiry Based learning is focused </a> <a title="CST page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=9"> introduced to schools in 1990, and is based on th</a> <a title="CST page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=10"> The goals are to teach children to be responsible</a> <a title="CST page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=11"> Professional Development Resources Available for </a> <a title="CST page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5cca7327?page=12"> programs is staggering. 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