We can increase opportunities for educating children in our state in November with the passage of R - 55, which would allow establishment of charter schools. (wacharterschools.org)
Our results suggest that traditional public schools did not respond to competition from charter schools by becoming more effective, at least as measured by the learning gains made by individual students in the years immediately following establishment of charter schools. (educationnext.org)
We address this question here by examining the link between the establishment of charter schools in North Carolina and average student proficiency rates at the traditional public schools most affected by the new source of competition. (educationnext.org)