Abstract: This new research from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds signs of promise that charter schools are helping to increase the performance of Hispanic students. The author points to four studies which find that the Hispanic achievement gap is closing. A 2006 study by the Massachusetts Department of Education shows that Hispanic students in charters are overtaking peers in non-charters on reading and math tests. A 2004 study in Florida found Hispanic charter students start out farther behind, but exceed learning gains of non-charter students in reading. Charters in highly Hispanic areas hold a "proficiency advantage" over non-charter students on 4th grade reading and math tests, according to a 2005 national comparison. And, the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found Hispanic 4th graders in charter schools outpacing non-charter students in reading.
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