This guide profiles eight charter secondary schools that are making headway in meeting the achievement challenge.

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1.	Title Page
2.	Illustrations
3.	Foreword
4.	Acknowledgments
5.	Introduction
	The Role of Charter Schools in Closing the Gap The Schools Profiled in This Guide
6.	Part 1: Common Themes in Profiled Close-the-Gap Charter Secondary Schools
	Schools Are Mission-driven Schools Focus on College Preparation Schools Teach for Mastery Schools Provide Wraparound Student Support Schools Value Professional Learning Schools Hold Themselves Accountable Implications
7.	Part 2: Profiles of Charter Schools Highlighted in Part I
	Gateway High School Media and Technology Charter High School (MATCH) Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) North Star Academy Charter School of Newark The Preuss School The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C. Toledo School for the Arts YES College Preparatory School, Southeast Campus
8.	Appendix A: Research Methodology
9.	Appendix B: Resources
10.	Notes

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