Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Public Schools

The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has issued a report via their Daily Policy Digest on January 21, 2011.  This report strongly suggests that public charter schools outperform traditional public schools.  Some points are listed below and a link is provided so that you can view the entire policy brief.  

• Principals at charter public schools are allowed to control their budgets, teaching staff and educational programs with little or no central bureaucratic control.
• States with well-designed charter schools hold administrators accountable for student performance.
• Charter public schools that consistently fail to educate students can be closed or placed under new management.

According to Finne's study:

• Charter public schools are popular with parents -- 365,000 students are on waiting lists to attend a charter public school.
• Across the nation, over 1.7 million children now attend 5,453 charter public schools -- this number increased by 9 percent in 2010 alone.
• Well-run charter public schools perform significantly better than traditional public schools.
• Charter public school students are no different in academic background and motivation than students attending traditional public schools.
• Charter public schools in Massachusetts and elsewhere have closed the achievement gap between minority and white students.

Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Public Schools