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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Download: 
http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/guides/ophandbook.pdf
This guidebook is focused on board members and leaders in new Massachusetts charter schools, but much of the information provided could be useful to charter school governing boards in other states. The document provides school leaders with information on hiring, evaluation, and professional development of faculty, and presents guidance to ensure that charter schools have the processes in place to perform due diligence in the responsible management of the school's fiscal affairs. The handbook also identifies sources of additional information that may be useful to new charter schools as they grow from proposal to implementation.
Date: 2006
Source: Massachusetts Department of Education
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