Stanford University researchers comparing charter school students» growth with that of
similar peers in district schools found a striking charter school advantage in most cities.
It finds that brick - and - mortar charter students in grades 4 — 8 outperform
their peers in district schools in both reading and math.
Now compare this to CREDO's urban charter school study, which found that urban students enrolled in charter schools gained.07 standard deviations relative to
their peers in district schools in one year.
Hispanic charter students gained 29 days of learning in reading and 17 days of learning in math compared to
their peers in district schools.
Connecticut's education funding system is broken — with charter school students receiving on average $ 4,000 less in funding than
their peers in district schools.
In Connecticut, our data show that charter students receive nearly $ 4,000 less per student in public operating funding, compared to
their peers in district schools.
The facts speak for themselves — African - American and Latino children in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford are outperforming
their peers in district schools,» said NECSN Connecticut State Director Jeremiah Grace.
«The opportunity for these children is great: high - need students in New York's public charter schools outperform
their peers in district schools in key demographics.
«Policies and practices put in place by city leaders a number of years ago have yielded greater equity over time, although charter students continue to receive less public funding than
their peers in district schools,» he said.