The researchers used a rigorous research design that compares learning gains for students enrolled in charter schools to those of similar students in traditional public schools in their districts. (utahcharters.org)
That said, this holds true of traditional public schools as well, many of which can be allowed to fail for years on end. (educationnext.org)
Most charter schools have been successful because their leaders have had the ability to innovate in ways their counterparts in traditional public schools systems can not. (themindtrust.org)