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.schoolmatters.com/
Standards & Poor’s and several partners offer this free web-based national education data service to provide in-depth information and analysis about public schools, including charters. It provides users with test scores, school spending data, and demographics for individual schools and districts across the nation. Community demographic data is also available, including local income levels, housing values, household parental status, and adult educational attainment levels. The site's designers hope it will help transform the way education information is used by educators, policymakers, superintendents and parents. For example, educators in a given school will be able to find schools that have similar demographics with higher academic performance. This can be a useful start for schools and districts looking to develop comprehensive improvement programs and provides a first step in identifying promising practices of school reform.
Date: 2005
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers
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