While magnet schools are widely prevalent — there are over 3,000 magnets across more than 600 school districts within 34 states — they have received less attention in the research
literature than charters.
Not exact matches
Perhaps because the research
literature on the strength of Boston
charter schools is so compelling,
charter proponents have focused more on touting academic benefits
than debating financial costs.
There is a large
charter school
literature than can inform the methods for this research, and there is some magnet
literature as well.
In short, the takeaway from the
charter literature seems to be that they are, on average, more effective
than traditional public schools in urban settings and perhaps should be encouraged there, but that authorizers and policy contexts matter tremendously in determining whether these schools succeed or not.
Fourth, «The invisible hand of the market was to be the solution primarily through
charters and privatizing schools... A growing body of
literature shows that
charter schools do not perform better
than traditional public schools and they segregate schools by race and by socio - economic status.»