Why Charter Schools Fail the Test
The evaluation by the School Choice Demonstration Project, a national research group that matched more than 3,000 students from the choice program and from regular public schools, found that pupils in the choice program generally had “achievement growth rates that are comparable” to similar Milwaukee public-school students. This is just one of several evaluations of school choice programs that have failed to show major improvements in test scores, but ... Full Story »
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Although I think the author has overlooked some important issues in his argument in support of charter schools, I do think the perspective merits consideration.