Dispelling myths: Leaders and community from Bemidji's charter schools meet with state legislators at TrekNorth

BEMIDJI -- There’s no magic dust, he said.

Charter schools like TrekNorth, according to its director Dan McKeon, struggle with stereotypes that they’re unorthodox and offbeat.

“We just try to teach really damn well,” he said.

Leaders and community from Bemidji’s charter schools met with state legislators at TrekNorth Monday evening to dispel myths that often hang over the schools, and to share stories about what it’s like to be enrolled in them.

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