Barone: Like charter schools, Britain’s academies aim high

By Michael Barone

Published July 14, 2012 4:00am ET

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Barone: Like charter schools, Britain’s academies aim high — CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 13: A general view of Trinity College on March 13, 2012 in Cambridge, England. Cambridge has a student population in excess of 22,000 spread over 31 different independent Colleges across the city. The city is home to several famous University's, including The University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209, and is ranked one of the top five universities in the world, King's College Chapel, and Trinity College. Famous alumni have included the likes of Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Samuel Pepys and David Attenborough. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) | Dan Kitwood

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1776 is a number with great resonance for Americans, but not one you expect to be featured on a British government website. But there it is, on the home page of the United Kingdom’s Department of Education: “As of 1 April 2012 there are 1776 academies open in England.”

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