What the evidence on charter schools really shows [read more]
August 26, 2012
Pull Quote:
“This is important because the endless back-and-forth about whether charter schools “work” – whether there is something about “charterness” that usually leads to fantastic results – has become a massive distraction in our education debates. The evidence makes it abundantly clear that that is not the case, and the goal at this point should be to look at the schools of both types that do well, figure out why, and use that information to improve all schools.”
Read Matthew Di Carlo’s commentary as posted by Valerie Strauss.
Tags: charters
Pull Quote:
“This is important because the endless back-and-forth about whether charter schools “work” – whether there is something about “charterness” that usually leads to fantastic results – has become a massive distraction in our education debates. The evidence makes it abundantly clear that that is not the case, and the goal at this point should be to look at the schools of both types that do well, figure out why, and use that information to improve all schools.”
Read Matthew Di Carlo’s commentary as posted by Valerie Strauss.
Tags: charters