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.gao.gov/highlights/d03899high.pdf
This report examines the challenges faced by charter school start-ups across the nation and the resources available in various states and DC to address the challenges. Researchers found that securing a facility, obtaining start-up funding, and, acquiring the expertise necessary to run a charter school are the three greatest challenges facing new charter school founders nationwide, although the extent of the challenges varied from state to state.
Date: 2003
Source: United States General Accounting Office
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