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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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Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson: the Peyton Manning of Charter Schools

http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext/7558537.html
This article examines the charter schooling efforts, policies and processes, and successes of Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, the nation’s only mayor who currently authorizes charter schools. In the 2006–07 academic year, the mayor oversaw 16 charter schools serving 3,870 students.

Date: 2007
Source: Hoover Institution, Stanford University

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