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.educationevolving.org/pdf/Kolderie-Urban_Ed.pdf
In this article Ted Kolderie says chartering can be succeeding even though not every school chartered is succeeding. But we do not now know enough to evaluate fully the success of chartering. He writes: "We know how many schools are created, where they are and how large they are. But research has told us little about their approach to learning, about their governance and culture and about their effects on young people and on the larger system." Some things are, however, apparent. Some schools are successful at customizing learning for the individual student. Chartering appears to be realizing its potential of creating a healthier school culture and, in some areas, may be increasing social equity. In evaluating the competitive effect, he says, be conscious that while chartering can create incentives, only districts change district schools. To get different schools policymakers will need to expand the new-schools sector significantly.
Date: 2005
Source: University of Southern California
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