The political debate over charter schools often turns on their impact on students in traditional district schools. (educationnext.org)
For starters, the charter schools are very small compared with traditional district schools, each founded with only two grades at a time, adding a new grade level each year. (laschoolreport.com)
Today, Black students represent 27 percent of charter school enrollment nationally, versus just 15 percent of traditional district school enrollment. (louisiana4children.org)