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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Charter school supporters say the new study is divisive at a time when both branches of public schools should be trying to work together.
Stoops is handling communications for a new charter school near Fuquay-Varina that will be directed by his wife.
Charter schools are taxpayer-funded schools that are exempt from some of the regulations that traditional public schools must follow. There are 173 charter schools in the state. The number has gone up since state lawmakers lifted the 100-school cap in 2011.
Charter schools get money based on the number of students they have but don’t receive funding to build facilities. Supporters have talked about trying to increase funding for charter schools.
But critics of charters say they take needed money away from traditional public schools.
For the study, the authors wanted to examine urban and nonurban districts that still have costs they must pay for when students leave for charter schools. The authors picked six districts that have seen rapid e...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Charter school supporters say the new study is divisive at a time when both branches of public schools should be trying to work together.
Stoops is handling communications for a new charter school near Fuquay-Varina that will be directed by his wife.
Charter schools are taxpayer-funded schools that are exempt from some of the regulations that traditional public schools must follow. There are 173 charter schools in the state. The number has gone up since state lawmakers lifted the 100-school cap ... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
