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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Charter Schools
1754 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 657-2439
Fax: (404) 656-5744
URL: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/
Description: The Georgia Dept. of Ed maintains a Charter Schools page that provides both general and specific information about charter schools and the application process in Georgia, along with a list of Georgia charter schools, laws and grant applications that can be downloaded, and links to other helpful resources. The Department maintains a network of charter school principals which meets twice yearly, and it offers planning grants for charter school developers.
Baseline Evaluation of Georgia's Charter Schools Program: Summary Report
Annual Georgia Charter School Report, 2002
State-Charter School Contract
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