During this same period, high - performing urban charters grew rapidly and produced
exceptional gains in test scores and college enrollment rates for black and Latino students.
And some observers have speculated that the
exceptional gains observed
in Florida could be explained by a change
in rules regarding the
test scores of high - mobility students who move
in and out of schools and districts often.
Second, Rick thinks there is an inconsistency
in my suspicion that
test - prep and manipulation are largely responsible for
test score improvements by Milwaukee choice schools after they were required to take high - stakes
tests, while I interpret research from Florida as showing schools made
exceptional test score gains when faced with the prospect of having vouchers offered to their students if
scores did not improve.