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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This brief argues for greater use of market forces, choice, and competition in public schooling. The authors argue that greater choice need not mean taking the "public" out of "public education," but can mean simply redefining public education as "choice for all" instead of "the same for all."
Date: 2007
Source: C.D. Howe Institute
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