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
|
|
 |
|
|
Download: 
http://ncspe.org/keepout/papers/00041/590_OP41.pdf
This paper reviews what is currently known about charter schools' impact on student achievement. The paper combines
the findings of existing research into an overall impact rating, weighted by the studies' methodological quality. The authors find that the existing body of research reveals a mixed picture, with studies from some states suggesting a positive impact, studies from other states suggesting negative impact, and some providing evidence of positive and negative impacts. Overall, the charter impact on student achievement appears to be mixed or very slightly positive. The paper concludes by offering some preliminary explanations for variations in charter performance across states and for the paucity of empirical evidence in many states.
Date: 2001
Source: National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education
|
