It's difficult to say, especially as
charter sectors vary greatly across states.
Ben cites Baker to rebut that study, but in this case Baker's data manipulations only amount to hand waving that spending in
the charter sector varies widely (some charters spend more, some district schools spend less), and that data is hard to obtain (because outside spending such as school fundraisers are not consistently tracked).
Not exact matches
When it comes to instruction in character and values, parental satisfaction within the private
sector varies less than it does in either the
charter or district
sector.
Satisfaction with school safety also
varies less in the private - school
sector than in the
charter arena.
On most matters,
charters and district schools are equally
varied, but we do see greater variation within the
charter sector in parents» satisfaction with school location and teacher quality.
This variation highlights the challenge of designing federal policies that work well in states that
vary in terms of district size,
charter enrollment, size of the private
sector, and existing choice policies such as interdistrict choice,
charters, and vouchers.
Family demographics
vary among the four different school
sectors, with larger shares of African American and Hispanic students at tuition - free
charters and district schools of choice than at private schools or assigned - district schools (Figure 1).
In addition to showing how the
charter contribution to the overall supply of «beat the odds» schools
varies, Newark and Cincinnati also show some interesting within -
sector variation.
Intentionally recruits and seeks to learn from a diversity of designers in
varying contexts — including re-designs of existing schools, replication of high quality schools, and innovative new schools from both the district and
charter sectors