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.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=document&documentID=1189§ionID=39
The Center for Education Reform has written a response to the PACE study titled Charter Schools and Inequality: National Disparities in Funding, Teacher Quality, and Student Support. The CER argues that this report has not offered data to support its statement that charters may reinforce the achievement gap. The CER is a national, independent, non-profit advocacy organization.
Date: 2003
Source: Center for Education Reform
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