charter schools can be public. it specifically says in the article that it only considered public HSs.
New Republic stood by Scott Beauchamp's bs story about Iraq atrocities, too. CNN swears it's Republican debate questioners weren't DemonRat plants. Dan Rather with CBS swears his Bush National Guard records story was true. John Kerry swears his war record was smeared by the Swiftboat Veterans (who knew better).
Then again, US News & World Reports is a little better (and Charter musn't REALLY mean Charter).