Sentences with phrase «recent charter school study»

The most recent charter school study, from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), finds that academic growth among Boston charter school students is more than four times that of their traditional public school peers in English and more than six times greater in math.

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The decade between 1999 and 2009 saw a dramatic expansion in CMO schools, with increases of approximately 20 percent per year, a higher growth rate than seen by independent charter schools, according to a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research.

In a recent study called «Sector Switchers: Why Catholic Schools Convert to Charters and What Happens Next,» Andrew Kelly and I examined a set of schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable Schools Convert to Charters and What Happens Next,» Andrew Kelly and I examined a set of schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable levels.

This is a remarkable document, covering in extensive detail the design and results of dozens of charter school studies from recent years.

Other recent studies of «no excuses» charter schools reinforce the plausibility of the reference bias hypothesis.

It will center around the recent, controversial study that Professor Tom Kane released comparing charter, pilot, and traditional public schools in Boston.

As the recent comparative studies have shown, these results pale in comparison to Boston's high - performing charter sector but are stronger than those in most other urban public school systems.

He studied eight of what he terms «no excuses» charter schools in Boston that rely on «passionate» recent graduates from some of the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities to produce...

According to a recent study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, by 2008 CMOs accounted for more than 10 percent of the charter school market and had been the beneficiaries of at least $ 500 million in private philanthropy.

Although a number of recent studies analyze the relationship between charter school attendance and student achievement, this is the first analysis of the impacts of charter school attendance on educational attainment.

Recent studies using lottery data — that is, comparing applicants who gained a seat in a charter school versus those who were turned away — show positive impacts on student test scores.

Consider a series of recent studies of Massachusetts charter schools conducted by researchers at Harvard, the University of Michigan, and MIT.

Two recent studies, one by Joshua Angrist and colleagues and another by Matthew Johnson and colleagues, found that attendance at urban charter middle schools with high behavioral expectations is associated with a higher number of days suspended relative to attendance at traditional schools in the same districts.

The most recent national charter school study finds a small positive effect in reading and a small negative effect in mathematics.

Research on charter schools and non-tested outcomes is sparser, but two recent studies examined long - term effects of charter school attendance on students in Florida and Texas.

A recent CREDO study found that students who attend charter schools in Washington, D.C., achieve roughly four months of extra learning per year.

Recent studies have cast doubt on the value of charter schools in DeVos» home state of Michigan, but an earlier study by Brookings found urban charter schools across the country succeeding even as suburban ones have not.

A recent Stanford study (PDF) found that public charters in Washington, D.C. and New York substantially outperformed similar district schools, while public charters in Nevada and Texas lagged far behind their district peers.

But a recent study of «no excuse» charter schools in Texas casts doubt on the idea that stronger initial test scores will translate into positive later - life outcomes.

A disproportionate share of low - income and minority children are enrolled in charter schools and a recent study by CREDO found that charter schools do a better job educating low - income and minority children than traditional district schools.

Public schools, given the right incentives and resources, can be as effective at innovating to raise test scores as charters, as two recent studies of Massachusetts» turnaround schools show.

A recent national study showed that African - American students in public charter schools gained an average of 36 extra days of reading and 26 extra days of math when compared to their traditional school peers.

Two recent analyses of multiple studies concluded that charters do not hurt outcomes at other schools — and may even help improve them, by creating competition.

However, recent studies using randomized admission lotteries at charter schools and the random assignment of teachers has suggested that simple, low - cost methods, when they control for students» prior achievement and characteristics, can yield estimates of teacher and school effects that are similar to what one observes with a randomized field trial.

-- The Seventy Four «Washington Post reporter Russakoff's fascinating study of the struggle to reform the Newark school system reveals the inner workings of a wide range of systemic and grassroots problems (charter schools, testing, accountability, private donors) plaguing education reform today... Russakoff's eagle - eyed view of the current state of the public education system in Newark and the United States is one of the finest education surveys in recent memory.»

DeVos and Paul Peterson, the HKS moderator who himself possess a long track record of advocating for charter and choice, noted a recent study in favor of school tax credits, one method for allowing dollars to follow students.

We know from a recent University of Arkansas study (and several before it) that charter schools are woefully underfunded.

This is key because those districts are generally very low - performing and, as my colleagues and I found in a recent study, the state's charter school sector isn't doing so well.

That's the upshot of two recent studies that looked at Texas charter school students in K - 12 and in college.

There is no national standard for a «high quality» charter school, but U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants one because recent studies have raised concerns that dozens of charter schools fall short of academic standards and are financially troubled.

A recent study of charter schools in eight states by Rand Corp., a think tank, also found they had higher graduation and college - going rates than traditional public schools, but that test scores were roughly the same.

Ms. Hoxby has released several studies supporting the effectiveness of charter schools, and her most recent example is now being examined by critics and skeptics.

A recent review of media articles about charter schools in just the past year found that: • Charter schools are increasing segregation and excluding children with the greatest need (research studies from NYU, Rutgers, Western Michigan University, media reports from Orlando, L.A., New Orcharter schools in just the past year found that: • Charter schools are increasing segregation and excluding children with the greatest need (research studies from NYU, Rutgers, Western Michigan University, media reports from Orlando, L.A., New OrCharter schools are increasing segregation and excluding children with the greatest need (research studies from NYU, Rutgers, Western Michigan University, media reports from Orlando, L.A., New Orleans).

In this 2002 report, and even prior to more recent studies like the 2004 LAO report, which called charter schools «a viable reform strategy,» the AFT demanded a halt to new charter schools «until more convincing evidence of their effectiveness or viability is presented.»

Another recent study in Massachusetts for the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that urban charter schools are shown to be effective for minorities, poor students and low achievers.

Boston's Charter Schools Show Significant Gains — Boston charter school students outperformed their counterparts at traditional public schools and at charter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studyCharter Schools Show Significant Gains — Boston charter school students outperformed their counterparts at traditional public schools and at charter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studySchools Show Significant Gains — Boston charter school students outperformed their counterparts at traditional public schools and at charter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studycharter school students outperformed their counterparts at traditional public schools and at charter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studyschools and at charter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studycharter schools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University studyschools in other urban areas by a striking margin over a recent six - year span, a Stanford University study found.

That was the conclusion of a recent study by the Associated Press, which found that charters are more segregated than traditional public schools.

Last week, CREDO released a study focusing specifically on charter schools in New York State, looking at student achievement data over a five - year period from 2011 - 12 through 2015 - 16 - the most recent year data available at time of the study.

Louisiana is one of the five states in the recent study by Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes, or CREDO, where charters are outperforming traditional schools, and most of the state's charter schools are in New Orleans.

The largest nationwide study of charter performance from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes found particularly strong outcomes for low - income black and Hispanic students and that recent improvements in charter performance are «mainly driven by opening higher - performing schools and by closing those that underperform.»

And yet, «results,» or rather, academic improvement, act more like a fig leaf, especially in light of numerous recent studies that show charter schools, taken on the whole, actually do a worse job of educating students than regular public schools.

In fact, a recent study by CCSA revealed that charter schools are helping to increase access to college for thousands of historically disadvantaged youth in California, including minority, low income and first - generation college - going students.

A recent Manhattan Institute study found that a large number of charter schools are specifically targeted to educate particular underperforming populations.

(Actually there was one recent study commissioned by the United Teachers of Los Angeles in which the union tries to prove that charter schools have cost the LA School district a half billion dollars.

One very recent study, using sophisticated statistical techniques to summarize dozens of analyses across many states and cities, found that charter schools generally outperform traditional public schools in math, with little difference between the two sectors in reading.

According to a recent national study, two - thirds of charters are performing worse or the same as traditional neighborhood schools.

According to the most recent state performance reports, minority charter students outperform their traditional school peers in Reading, Writing, and Social Studies, and Limited English Proficiency charter students outperform in all subject areas.

The most recent study, entitled Charter Schools and Labor Market Outcomes, which used long - term data from Texas, found that on average, charter schools have no impact on student test scores and a negative impact on charter students» future eaCharter Schools and Labor Market Outcomes, which used long - term data from Texas, found that on average, charter schools have no impact on student test scores and a negative impact on charter students» future eaSchools and Labor Market Outcomes, which used long - term data from Texas, found that on average, charter schools have no impact on student test scores and a negative impact on charter students» future eacharter schools have no impact on student test scores and a negative impact on charter students» future easchools have no impact on student test scores and a negative impact on charter students» future eacharter students» future earnings.

In a recent in - depth study, University of Arkansas researcher Patrick Wolf found that the gap for charter school funding is widening.

Other recent work includes identifying high - performing charter school authorizers for further study, and developing a tool that teacher residency programs can use to model their budgets, improve sustainability, and scale up their programs