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.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61010
Some charter school opponents mistakenly claim that charter schools are solely the territory of the political right. The editors of this new book argue that those with more progressive politics can and do embrace charter schools. They present charter schools as a powerful tool for reviving public participation in education. Charters are seen as a way to expand opportunities for progressive methods in the classroom and to generate new energy for community-based, community-controlled school initiatives. Contributors include well known school choice advocates and education leaders, including Mary Jiron Belgarde, Nina Buchanan, Robert Fox, Herbert Gintis, John King Jr., Melissa Steel King, Alex Medler, Eric Rofes, Stacy Smith, Lisa Stulberg, and Patty Yancey.
Date: 2004
Source: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)
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