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.education.umd.edu/EDSP/ProjectIntersect/docs/ProjectDirectorsMeetPresentn1207.pdf
This document summarizes the findings of a four-year national study of special education in the charter sector funded by a grant from the U. S. Department of Education. Using data from legislative reviews, state directors of special education and charter school officials, surveys of charter school authorizers and operators, and an in-depth analysis of special education in 270 California charter schools, researchers found that charter schools serve more students in the general education classroom (but data do not provide insight into whether these placements are appropriate). In general, charter schools are educating students with disabilities but not at the same proportion as traditional public schools. There are exceptions, however, such as charter schools enrolling a larger proportion of students in the categories of a specific learning disability.
Date: 2007
Source: United States Department of Education
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