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-hoover.stanford.edu/pubaffairs/we/current/hoxby_0701.html
Although school report card information may be "imperfect," this study, by Harvard Professor Caroline Hoxby, finds that information aids discussion about school improvement by helping keep parents and legislators informed.
Date: 2001
Source: Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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