And, we provide substantial information from respected, unbiased research that charter schools do indeed benefit students, particularly those that have experienced decades of
neglect in traditional district schools.
And a 2015 Stanford University study cited by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools showed that low - income Black students in charter schools gain the equivalent of 29 extra days of learning in reading and 36 extra days of learning in math per year compared with their Black
counterparts in traditional district schools.
When looking for a school for his eldest daughter, Chaney (father and daughter share a name), he knew that he would not find what he was looking for
in the traditional district schools in his community.
The mission of the SCSC is to improve public education by authorizing high quality charter schools that provide students with better educational opportunities than they would otherwise
receive in traditional district schools.
A new Fordham report finds that 28 % of
teachers in traditional district schools miss more than 10 school days a year for sick or personal leave while teachers in charter schools have lower rates absences.
The report, «Boosting Performance and Containing Cost through Mayoral Academies,» contrasts the low performance of low - income and minority students and the wide achievement
gaps in traditional district schools, and the high performance of low - income and minority students and smaller achievement gaps in high - performing charter schools in neighboring states.
The original New Jersey charter public school law mandated per pupil funding for each charter public school student equal to 90 percent of the amount allocated for a
child in a traditional district school in the same school district.
The number of students with moderate to severe disabilities at the nearly 100 charters has increased from 1.2 percent in 2010 - 11 to 2.1 percent this past school year, while the percentage of special education students
in traditional district schools with moderate to severe disabilities has risen to 4.72 percent from 3.63 percent five years ago.
Students with disabilities and English language learners at New York City charter schools are outperforming their peers
in traditional district schools.
Charter students already receive less in funding per year than students
in traditional district schools.
Parents of students enrolled in charter schools have more limited rights than
in traditional district schools, but parents of charter school students still have the right to:
«Stanford University's Center for Research on Economic Outcomes (CREDO) issued a report Saturday that found charter school students in Los Angeles learn more in a year than their peers
in traditional district schools.»
«As the nation's voice for educational choice, we will continue to proactively advance the idea that students and families deserve to have educational options that they've been demanding in every state — whether that is
in a traditional district school, charter school, magnet school, private school, or through online learning and blended models.
In Buffalo, it's even worse - only 60 cents on the dollar compared to kids
in traditional district schools.
In traditional District schools, 29 percent of students met or exceeded math standards and 39 percent performed at that level on the English exam.
For example in math, students attending schools in charter networks gain, on average, about 34 more days of learning in their first year than similar students
in traditional district schools.
The authors discussed a CREDO study that found low - income and ELL students in charter schools outperformed students
in traditional district schools, but without a randomized controlled experiment, an alternative explanation could be that families who sought out charter schools were more motivated (70).
Charter school students statewide receive $ 5,232 less than students
in traditional district schools.
The scores on the new California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance (CAASPP) reflect results from more than 267,000 students
in traditional district schools and the district's 53 affiliated charter schools.