STUDY: CHARTER STUDENTS TRAIL PEERS TESTS FIND STUDENTS UP TO A YEAR BEHIND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Final Edition
Charter school students were anywhere from a half year to a full year behind their public school peers, researchers at the Brookings Institution concluded after reviewing 1999-2000 reading and math achievement test scores of 376 charter schools in 10 states. Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for...
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Published in | Evansville courier & press |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Evansville, Ind
Gannett Media Corp
03.09.2002
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Summary: | Charter school students were anywhere from a half year to a full year behind their public school peers, researchers at the Brookings Institution concluded after reviewing 1999-2000 reading and math achievement test scores of 376 charter schools in 10 states. Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington organization that advocates for charter schools, said more information is needed on how much students learn after they've spent a few years in a charter school. Researchers found that scores of urban charter school students were no worse than others but suburban and rural charter schools had much lower scores. |
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ISSN: | 1559-1581 |