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A study released last week by the University of Minnesota's Institute on Race and Poverty finds that a lower percentage of public charter school students are reaching proficiency compared to students who attended comparable traditional public schools. For reading proficiency, the average difference is nearly 9 percentage points and for math it is nearly 10 percentage points. The report's researchers said Minnesota's school finance system encourages public charter schools to disproportionately draw struggling students because it awards more money per pupil for at-risk students. Public charter school enrollment in Minneapolis and St. Paul has grown by 21 and 11 percent, respectively, over the past school year, according to the Center for School Change. Last year, more than 28,000 Minnesota students enrolled in public charters.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 11/26/2008
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