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.org/chat/transcript_11_06_2007.html
On November 6th, Education Week hosted an online chat with Andrew Rotherham (co-director of Education Sector, a member of the Virginia Board of Education, and board member of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools), Sara Mead (a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation) and Jason Botel (founder of the KIPP Ujima Village Academy). The guests fielded questions from a diverse audience and addressed topics such as teacher retention, local political challenges, state charter legislation, education management organizations, and charter renewals.
Date: 2007
Source: Education Week on the Web
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