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.charterauthorizers.org/files/nacsa/BECSA/QualityAuthorizing-final.doc
This set of voluntary principles and standards for charter school authorizers addresses the key areas for which authorizers are responsible, including designing and overseeing the application process, negotiating contracts, providing oversight and evaluation of charter schools, and deciding whether their contracts should be renewed. They stress the importance of fair procedures and rigorous criteria for evaluating charter school applications. The document also recommends that authorizers provide clear, adequate, and evidence-based notice of problems, allow reasonable time for problems to be fixed, and make decisions about whether and how to intervene on a clear and consistent basis.
Date: 2004
Source: National Association of Charter School Authorizers
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