Hope Charter School was a free,

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available to all 9th through 12th grade students, located in the

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section of

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. The school's charter was one of three schools whose charter was not renewed in September 2012 by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission. The school closed at the end of 2012-13 school year."At Hope Charter School in West Oak Lane, the uncertain first days of the final year"
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'', September 15, 2012. Accessed January 31, 2024. "Hope will close in June after 11 years of operation. Citing administrative and academic concerns, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission reportedly notified Hope officials in mid-April that the school's operating charter may not renewed. Two other schools, Truebright Science Academy and Arise Academy, were similarly notified."

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