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Baltimore set to add four charter schools: City's total will increase to 16.

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| July 13, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. 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: Sara Neufeld

Jul. 13--Next month, two new charter schools are scheduled to open in Baltimore, one an elementary school focused on environmental education and the other a high school teaching biotechnology.

In addition, two city schools will convert to charters, which are public but operate independently, bringing the number of such schools in Baltimore to 16, far more than in any other jurisdiction in the state.

The schools are among eight charters scheduled to open in Maryland for the 2006-2007 school year. They will bring the number of state charter schools to 23, according to the Maryland Charter School Network.

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