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.massupt.org/CurrentNews/drilldown_Detail.cfm?ID=110
This report, released by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, offers many recommendations for redesigning the state’s charter school funding mechanism and application and oversight processes. Recommendations include: (1) charging public school districts a maximum tuition rate of either $5,000 or 75% of per pupil spending of the sending district for each student attending a charter school, (2) requiring charter schools to complete end-of-the-year financial reports, (3) providing transitional financial assistance to school districts impacted by the closure or non-renewal of a charter school, and (4) enhancing fairness, transparency and accountability within the Department of Education’s charter review process. The report states that while charter schools are worth continuing, the state should initiate a full and independent review of the effectiveness of charter school policies and charter schools before spending additional resources.
Date: 2005
Source: Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
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