Empowering Excellence Charter School in Cedar Rapids Expanding to 9Th and 10Th Grades

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Cedar Rapids' first charter school, Empowering Excellence, will expand this fall to serve 14- to 21-year-olds.

The school was created by local educator Sarah Swayze.

In the fall of 2022, the Cedar Rapids Community School District had only three students enrolled in charter schools.

The National Education Association opposes charter schools because they are privately managed and not held accountable by locally elected school boards.

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