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Nebraska , South Dakota, and Vermont have resisted charter schools due to the negative impact such institutions can have on rural school districts — but that's reportedly changing due to a shift in political leadership.

"These are states that love their rural public schools, that depend upon their rural public schools," Carol Burris told Education Week .

Burris is the executive director of the Network for Public Education, an advocacy group focused on supporting and improving traditional public schools.

"These are not states that are going to be welcoming charter schools," Burris added.

Burris said that rural states typically resist charter schools. Most states restrict parents to schools within their zip code or the sc

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