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.educationnext.org/20062/34.html
This article examines the history, evolution, demographics, effectiveness, and impact of virtual schooling. The authors report that as of November 2005, the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) listed 157 unique online learning programs in 42 states in its database, including 32 virtual charter schools. They profile two established virtual charter schools: Minnesota's Cyber Village Academy, which was originally set up to be the first online learning charter school to serve seriously ill children, and Alaska's Delta Cyber School which serves 425 students statewide in grades K–12. They cite an increasing body of research that supports the apparent effectiveness of online programs. However, they say it is clear that more data and more rigorous methodological approaches are needed. Virtual schools clearly are not for everyone (nor are they meant to be), but they may be the best opportunity for success for those who need them.
Date: 2006
Source: Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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