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.greendotpublicschools.org/home/The%20School%20Transformation%20Plan.pdf
Green Dot Public Schools was founded in 1999 with the vision of transforming education in California by creating a number of high performing charter high schools. Its schools serve students who have struggled in district schools and now are achieving significantly greater results than comparable schools. This document details the organization's proposed set of strategies to restructure overcrowded and low-performing schools. It is intended to be a whitepaper for Los Angeles to transform its public education system, using chartering as a foundation. Basing its findings on successful charter schools, the document details attributes of high performing schools, which include: (1) small, safe, autonomous, and personalized schools; (2) high expectations; (3) local control with extensive professional development and accountability: (4) more dollars directed into the classroom; (5) parent participation; and, (6) schools kept open late in day.
Date: 2006
Source: Green Dot Public Schools
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