Not exact matches
But because of
capacity constraints at the
schools designated to receive the transfers, just 1,100 applications were granted.
Looking at randomized field trials, when you compare the students who are in charter
schools to those who are interested in getting into those
schools but are unable to because of
capacity constraints, the students in charters do much better in reading and math and also in terms of graduating from the
schools they attend.
Of course, opening up a new free
school is not the only way of managing a lack of
capacity, but free
schools may be the only way to increase
capacity in London, given the physical
constraints on expansion of existing
schools.
Constraints on
capacity and staffing mean some students are not advanced simply because
schools do not have room for them, even if they are ready.