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://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=921101#PaperDownload
This article offers evidence that charter schools have not "skimmed" top performers from urban district schools and are not a threat to the public education system. The author does question the long-term sustainability of charter schools because of their reliance on private donations. He suggests that a positive consequence of the struggle for funding equity might allow charter schools to become allies with districts in a joint effort for increased public education support.
Date: 2007
Source: University of Illinois Law Review
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