http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/C275F952DB0F345D8625736B000D4C9D?OpenDocument
St. Louis and Kansas City charter schools are catching up to traditional public schools and, in many cases, outperforming them, according to 2006-07 test data. Traditional St. Louis public schools and charter schools fared almost equally in 14 grade categories. The St. Louis Public Schools outperformed charters in eight categories and charters outscored the city system in six. Kansas City charter schools outperformed traditional Kansas City public school test averages in 13 of 14 categories. "The scores are definitely better this year," said Jocelyn Strand, who monitors charter schools for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "I think they are closing the gap in performance."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Date: 10/07/2007
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