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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A poll conducted on behalf of the Center for Education Reform reveals Americans’ lack of understanding about the nature and purpose of charter schools. Only one in five respondents (20%) correctly identified charter schools as "public" schools. Nearly one third could not hazard a guess when asked the open question: "What is a charter school?" Respondents embraced some of the most important pillars of the charter school movement. More than three-quarters (78%) supported "allowing communities to create new public schools that would be held accountable for student results and would be required to meet the same academic standards/testing requirements as other public schools but not cost taxpayers any additional money." By nearly a 3:1 margin, respondents were more likely to agree that "allowing the parent to choose from a number of public schools" was a superior option compared "assigning children to one public school based solely on where they live" (69%-24%).
Date: 2005
Source: Center for Education Reform
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