The study estimates that average charter school students likely are about a month and a half ahead in reading and math than if they had attended their local public schools. (wacharterschools.org)
One group found on average charters have a slight edge over traditional public schools in reading and about the same in math but acknowledged charter quality is uneven across the states and across schools. (washingtonpost.com)
Such conversions could lower average charter - school test scores and become a black eye for the charter movement. (educationnext.org)