This chapter looks at charter school research on student achievement and assesses the
reviews of charter school studies. It argues that research is at a point where authors can …

Student achievement is central to the policy debate over charter schools. This paper reviews
what is currently known about charter schools' impact on student achievement. After …

Charter schools are largely viewed as a major innovation in the public school landscape, as
they receive more independence from state laws and regulations than do traditional public …

Policymakers, funders, and the general public want to know how US charter schools are
performing nationally. It'sa perfectly reasonable question. In a detailed paper prepared for …

A study on charter school performance always makes for a good news story. Unfortunately,
like many press reports on medicine and other scientific issues, stories about student …

During the 2008-09 school year, over 5,000 charter schools operated in 40 states and
Washington, DC and were attended by over 1.5 million students, or about three percent of …

The 60 charter schools operating in New York City have provided a unique opportunity for
the New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project, of which we are a part, to conduct a …

Adding to the growing debate and evidence base on the effects of charter schools, this
evaluation was conducted in 36 charter middle schools in 15 states. It compares the …

Central to the charter school theory of action has been the idea that, through various
mechanisms, charter schools would lead to improved student achievement. 1 Education is …