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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Researchers at the Center on Reinventing Public Education have found that given the opportunity to select the schools their children attend, parents in low-income families choose schools using the same tools as parents with higher incomes, and that charter families in particular use a variety of resources for decision-making. Families rely on multiple sources of information, including school visits, meetings with administrators and teachers, printed materials, and word-of-mouth reviews from family and friends, in deciding which schools their children should attend. Charter parents were found to be "voracious users of information," with 72 percent of charter choosers report using two or more sources, compared to 59 percent of non-charter choosers. In gathering information, charter parents are more likely than other choosers to speak to principals or administrators (85% compared to 76%). Charter choosers are also more likely to use websites than other choosers (50% v. 28%) and attend school fairs (56% versus 37%).
Date: 2007
Source: Center on Reinventing Public Education
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