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.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/SchoolApproval/CharterSchools/program_review.pdf
This report examines the growth of the New Hampshire charter school program since its creation in 1995. Twelve charter schools have been authorized (seven are currently open, and five are scheduled to open) and over 500 students are being served in them. Like public school students state-wide, students attending New Hampshire charters are almost exclusively white, and few charter school students are reportedly eligible for the free/reduced price lunch program. The analysis reports that New Hampshire's charter schools have seen increased student achievement (though the report provides few details about academic performance). The authors report that the state's charter schools may be forced to close due to little access to public funding (in FY08, schools received approximately only $3707 per pupil) and offer a few remedies to increase their support and success.
Date: 2008
Source: New Hampshire Department of Education
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