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/download/CER_2009_AR_Charter_Schools.pdf
This report offers a state-by-state look at public charter school closures and finds that 657 schools (nearly 13 percent) have closed, with financial problems or mismanagement the leading reasons cited. The largest number of closures have been in California (103), Arizona (96), and Florida (82) -- the three states with the largest numbers of public charter schools. No public charters have been closed in Hawaii, Iowa, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. The leading causes of closure were: "financial deficiencies caused by either low student enrollment or inequitable funding" (41%); "mismanagement" (27%); "poor academic performance" (14%); and "hostile policy environment" (10 percent).
Date: 2009
Source: Center for Education Reform
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