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.newschools.org/viewpoints/documents/ExpandingTheSupply.pdf
This paper, a collaboration of the Bridgespan Group, NewSchools Venture Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discusses ways to expand the supply of high-quality public schools and examines specific examples of current strategies and providers. The authors explain that two "levers" play key roles in determining how quickly and consistently successful schools and design models can be replicated. The first is the degree of managerial responsibility, support, and control an organization chooses to exercise. The other is related to specificity of school design. The document explores the strategies and trade-offs of several associations, design teams, franchises, portfolios, for-profit education management organizations, and non-profit charter management organizations.
Date: 2005
Source: New Schools Venture Fund
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