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03/09/2012
55 New Free Schools Announced
Fifty-five new free schools are opening this autumn.
This will triple the number in place across England, according to Education Secretary Michael Gove.
A total of 24 free schools already exist.
Mr Gove said: "Every child should have the choice to go to an excellent local school. These new schools have been set up by idealistic people who are determined to give parents the kind of choice that only the rich can currently afford.
"The first 24 free schools are enormously popular and I expect this second wave to be equally successful."
(GK)
This will triple the number in place across England, according to Education Secretary Michael Gove.
A total of 24 free schools already exist.
Mr Gove said: "Every child should have the choice to go to an excellent local school. These new schools have been set up by idealistic people who are determined to give parents the kind of choice that only the rich can currently afford.
"The first 24 free schools are enormously popular and I expect this second wave to be equally successful."
(GK)
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