Are reports of charter
vs. traditional public school achievement gains valid?
This is not to start a debate about charter
vs. traditional public schools.
The trouble is that these numbers from RSD
vs. traditional public schools can't be compared because they are so dissimilar in the way they are gathered / provided.
Not exact matches
Heastie told reporters that his members were willing to accept the tentative deal that settles outstanding issues, including
traditional public schools vs. charter
school funding — a big sticking point for the Democratic conference.
We cite a 2012 study in the Economics of Education Review by David Stuit of Basis Policy Research and Thomas Smith of Vanderbilt, using data from 2004, which found that teacher turnover in charters was double that found in
traditional public schools (24 %
vs. 12 %) and seeks to explain why that is the case.
Randi Weingarten's recent claim that the charter
school movement drives segregation and is built on racism is almost like saying that Brown
vs. the Board of Education didn't happen because of the same antics happening in
traditional public schools.
Her oral confirmation testimony earlier this month was a cringe - worthy performance, featuring guns
vs. grizzlies and her refusal to commit to the same accountability standards for charter and private
schools as are in place for
traditional public schools that receive taxpayer funds.