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.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/choiceprograms/index.html
Public school choice - letting parents decide which public school is the best place for their child and allowing and enabling the transfer to that school - is a key strategy in current federal legislation aimed at improving educational outcomes. This handbook examines the choice options provided by some of the nation's districts, including open enrollment, magnet schools, alternative schools, concurrent enrollment, and charter schools. It is designed to help districts implement choice options more effectively, and draws on the experiences of five districts that have had a history of implementing choice prior to NCLB. It provides ideas that have been implemented in these districts and elsewhere, as well as relevant research and resources.
Date: 2004
Source: United States Department of Education
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