Schools with a history of low test scores spend concentrated time on test prep; schools with
traditionally high test scores do not spend time on test prep.
Not exact matches
Yet research on the impact of licensure on student outcomes is inconclusive, with some studies finding little, if any, difference among
traditionally certified and uncertified teachers and others finding substantially
higher student
test scores among
traditionally certified teachers.
Teachers who've done this have found that students often have
higher test scores than they do on more
traditionally taught units.
As we know, charter schools like to brag about their
higher test scores, but
traditionally use their recruitment process and «out migration» policies to push out less academically proficient students and, almost across the board, fail to take their fair share of non-English speaking students and students who require special education services.
That said, the
highest - quality research studies find that charter schools tend to produce greater gains in math and reading
test scores for
traditionally disadvantaged students, compared to the gains these same students would achieve if they attended a traditional public school.