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.capital-books.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=85732
The author, a representative on the Washington, D.C. City Council and advocate for charters and choice, explores what D.C. has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole. D.C.'s charter schools are used as a case study to demonstrate how their flexibility and autonomy allows them to better serve the social, economic, and educational needs of urban students and families.
Date: 2004
Source: Capital Books
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