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.doe.state.de.us/files/pdf/dedoe_charterschreform2006.pdf
This study, finds, for the second year in a row, that Delaware's charter schools are doing a better job of improving achievement than traditional public schools in several areas. The most dramatic results are in grade 10, in which charter schools far outpace their traditional counterparts. For the middle grades, results favor charter schools, particularly in reading. Students in the state's elementary charter schools perform similarly or slightly less well when compared with demographically matched district students. The study, which also examined the growth and impact of the state's charters, found that as a group charters enroll more minority students as a percentage of their overall enrollment. District schools were found to have higher percentages of low income students, students with special educational needs, and students who have limited English proficiency.
Date: 2006
Source: Western Michigan University, Evaluation Center
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