If the efforts are successful, then the quality of traditional public schools will increase relative to what it would have been in the absence of competition from charter schools. (educationnext.org)
Whether this is the result of competition from the charter, an emphasis on testing or some other reason is hard to say. (articles.latimes.com)
Is there a connection between these improvements in test - performance scores and growing competition from charter schools? (educationnext.org)