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City charter schools taking a larger portion of budget.

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| December 12, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Joe Smydo

Dec. 12--Salvador Wilcox is among a growing number of charter school proponents who believe there's more to education than what the city school district offers.

"I think it works for some people. But it's not working for some other ones," said Mr. Wilcox, chief executive officer of Education Innovations Inc. in East Liberty.

The city school board will hold a hearing at 6:30 p.m. today on the group's proposal for a charter school that would expose students to such fields as architecture, engineering and economics.

It's one of four new charter schools proposed for the city next year. If all are approved, they'll boost the district's charter-school…

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