Friday, September 25, 2009

Stanford Economist Finds Charter Schools Effective

Study Shows Better Scores for Charter School Students


By the third grade, according to the study, the average charter school student was 5.3 points ahead on state exams in English compared with students who were not admitted to the charter schools. In math, the students were 5.8 points ahead. Most tests are scored on a scale of roughly 475 to 800.

The gap between students in charter schools and those in traditional public schools widened the longer students remained in the charter schools, according to the report.

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