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.edreform.com/_upload/CER_charter_survey_2008.pdf
This document reports on the results of a survey that examines the management and environment of public charter schools around the nation. The survey, which was sent to approximately 4,100 schools (with a 20% response rate), harvested statistics and information related to size, scope, demographics, operations, and management of public charter schools. The authors report that in the 2007-08 school year, there were 4,128 public charter schools serving over 1.24 million students in 40 states and Washington, D.C. Responding public charter schools were small, enrolling on average 348 students, (nearly 35% less than traditional public schools). Fifty-nine percent of schools that responded to the survey said they have significant waiting lists, averaging 198 students in length. Nationally, the majority of public charter school students are minority (52%), at-risk (50%) and low-income (54%).
Date: 2008
Source: Center for Education Reform
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