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.edreform.com/_upload/simple_guide.pdf
This reference guide provides some details about each of the nation's 41 charter school laws and rates their strengths and weaknesses. Six states receive a letter "A" and two received an "F." For example, with 509 charter schools operating in Arizona in Spring 2005, the state is applauded for its flexibility and multiple authorizers. It receives the label as the state with the nation's strongest charter school law. In addition to current rankings, the document predicts the future health of the charter school movement in each state.
Date: 2005
Source: Center for Education Reform
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