Those who were lucky enough to gain entry to charter schools did significantly better than those who went to standard public schools in the same area. (wacharterschools.org)
Georgia's charter school law, passed in the early 1990s, initially gave only local school boards and the state board of education the power to approve the conversion of standard public schools into charter schools, according to the Augusta Chronicle. (huffingtonpost.com)
Charter schools are not standard public schools. (jonathanpelto.com)