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.charterschoolpolicy.org/publications/TBL_06.pdf
This study analyzes several comparative charter and district school funding studies in Texas and confirms that charter schools receive less funding than traditional public schools. The different studies' conclusions varied with charter schools receiving (in FY02-03) anywhere from 3.6% to 26.7% less revenue than other public schools. The funding gap differences in the separate reports were mainly attributable to the different methods each report used to handle potentially inaccurate data. The author finds that charter schools in Texas are at an economic disadvantage when compared to traditional schools. He offers several recommendations for improving data quality and transparency.
Date: 2006
Source: Charter School Policy Institute
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