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://ourschoolbook.com/
This book, written by education journalist Joanne Jacobs, is an account of the creation and first years of Downtown College Prep, a charter high school in San Jose, California that was created to prepare underachieving students to succeed at four-year colleges. The book describes the evolution of the school and follows the founders, teachers and students in the early years and then flashes forward to track students after graduation. The closing chapters discuss lessons learned by the founders. The book is available from booksellers and the author's website offers excerpts and brief guidance on how to start a charter school.
Date: 2005
Source: Palgrave Macmillan
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