Charter students receiving special education services show smaller learning gains than matched traditional public school peers¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Special education students in charter schools have smaller learning gains than their matched peers in traditional public schools. → CREDO at Stanford University 2023

Evidence¶

CREDO at Stanford University 2023¶

CREDO at Stanford University. (2023). CREDO at Stanford University Finds That Students In Charter Schools, On Average, Perform Better Academically Than Those Attending Traditional Public Schools. https://credo.stanford.edu

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Subgroup analysis of students receiving special education services in the national charter school study finds "smaller learning gains than their matched peers in traditional public schools."

"Students receiving Special Education services who attend charter schools have smaller learning gains than their matched peers in traditional public schools."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Learning Disabilities and Developmental Differences — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Charter attendance is associated with improved learning gains for students in poverty, special education students, and English language learners relative to TPS — reports the opposite
• TEP's student population was similar to other neighborhood schools: high poverty, mostly Hispanic, with similar rates of special education services — related
• Charter school outcomes are mixed as a group, with 17% of charters producing greater academic gains and 37% performing worse than traditional public schools serving similar students — a broader claim this one bears on
• South Carolina charter schools enroll larger shares of white students and smaller shares of students in poverty, ELLs, and special education students than TPS — related
• Black, Hispanic, and poverty-affected charter students grow faster than traditional public school peers but gains remain below those of white peers — related