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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URL: http://educationevolving.org/
Description: Education/Evolving is a Minnesota-based project committed to helping K—12 evolve and meet the challenges, demands, and opportunities of the 21st Century. We are individuals who have been working for some years on questions about the future of public education in Minnesota and elsewhere in the country. We work together as a joint venture of the Center for Policy Studies and Hamline University in Saint Paul.
- Staying In: Youth on the Path to Quitting School Explain Why Motivation is Central to Learning and Graduating
- Creating the Capacity for Change
- Students Describe Their Charter School Experiences
- Minnesota Sponsors Assistance Network
- Teacher Professional Partnerships: A Different Way to Help Teachers and Teaching
- Facilities Financing: New Models for Districts that are Creating Schools New
- Positive School Culture: How are Minnesota's Chartered Schools Doing?
- How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
- How National Organizations and Their Affiliates Can Support the New Schools Strategy
- Evaluating Chartering: Assessing Separately the Institutional Innovation
- Sponsoring Charters: A Resource Guide for Minnesota Chartering Agencies
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