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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This paper examines how charter schools are making an impact on community economic development. Community-based organizations are starting their own schools, and charter schools are expanding their services, growing into comprehensive community organizations. As neighborhood schools improve, fewer urban families are moving to the suburbs in search of quality public education. Charter schools are purchasing or leasing and renovating vacant and dilapidated properties. The author provides numerous examples of the connection between existing charter schools and community economic development.
Date: 2003
Source: Journal of Housing and Community Development
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