Hawaii public charter schools enrolled more than 10,000 students this year, a milestone that advocates are celebrating this week.

The state’s charter school movement started in 2000 with just 1,341 students.

“All our charters remain committed to innovating public education,” Lynn Finnegan, Hawaii Public Charter School Network executive director, said in a news release Monday. “And our charters succeed in their missions despite receiving no facilities money and other forms of support afforded to regular public schools.”

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