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.ppionline.org/ndol/print.cfm?contentid=3365
This brief discusses how charter districts offer a way to improve big-city schools within the framework of public education. It explains the difference between a charter school and a charter district and details the benefits of converting districts to charter status or creating a new charter district.
Date: 2001
Source: Progressive Policy Institute
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