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.pdkintl.org/kappan/kpol0009.htm#2a
The annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll documents significant trends in public attitudes towards public education. The 2000 poll explored the public's view of charter schools, and found that half of those surveyed have neither read nor heard about such schools. When given information about the nature of charter schools, 47% said they opposed the idea, while 42% said they approved. Other findings include: a majority of the public indicated a willingness to see exemptions granted from rules regarding use of prescribed textbooks, use of licensed teachers, length of the school day and year, and state testing programs. The majority believed that charter schools should be accountable to the state in the same way traditional public schools are accountable.
Date: 2000
Source: Phi Delta Kappan
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