Twelve studies find that overall gains in charter schools are larger than other public schools; four find charter schools’ gains higher in certain significant categories of schools; six find comparable gains; and, four find that charter schools’ overall gains lagged behind traditional schools.
Source: Charter School Achievement: What We Know, July 2005 Update
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http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/
This is the final installment of a four-year study by RPP International, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. This document provides descriptive information on charter schools that were operating during the 1998-99 school year. It focuses on growth trends, characteristics of charter schools and their students, reasons for founding, challenges to implementation, and autonomy and accountability.
Date: 2000
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