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://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~econnwk/workingpapers/2007-006.pdf
This study examines charter school performance and the effect of charter competition in New Jersey from 2000 to 2006, focusing on schools with fourth grades. The author finds that while charter schools tend to have lower performance levels than traditional public schools on fourth grade standardized tests, charter performance improves as the schools gain experience.
Date: 2007
Source: Rutgers University
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