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.edweek-chat.org/
On Wednesday, August 15th research expert Bryan Hassel will answer questions about public charter school research and discuss the challenges for improving and expanding charter school achievement studies. Education Week is hosting this "live chat" from 3-4 pm and is accepting questions to be asked. Hassel is a co-author of Charter School Achievement: What We Know, a review of scholarly studies comparing charter vs. district school achievement for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
Date: 2007
Source: Education Week on the Web, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
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