The dramatic expansion of charter schools in urban areas has provided families with tuition - free alternatives to district schools, making it difficult for tuition - dependent Catholic schools to compete. (educationnext.org)
Students attending charter schools in urban areas receive the equivalent of 40 days of additional learning per year in math and 28 additional days per year in reading. (washingtonpost.com)
They described their decision to compare the racial enrollment of charter schools to central city schools as «the best available unit of comparison,» arguing that the geographic concentration of charter schools in urban areas merits a comparison of schools only located within urban districts. (educationnext.org)