New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg says 18 new charter schools are scheduled to start classes in the city this fall. The new schools -- the largest number to open in the city in a single year -- will bring the number of charter schools in the city to 78, serving 24,000 students. When Bloomberg took office in 2002, the city had 17 charters with 3,200 students.

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