Charter schools in many of the 10 studied cities make overall positive contributions to students' learning growth relative to state averages¶

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q2 i? Across the 10 cities studied, performance growth trends show overall positive contributions from charter schools to the learning growth of the students they serve, despite heterogeneous trends by city. → Margaret E. Raymond 2022

Evidence¶

Margaret E. Raymond 2022¶

Margaret E. Raymond, Won Fy Lee. (2022). City Studies Project Meta-Analysis by CREDO of Stanford University: Cohort 1 Cities. Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. https://credo.stanford.edu/city-studies/

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Meta-analysis of performance growth trends for 10 U.S. cities (2014-15 to 2018-19), benchmarking city and sector growth against state averages with demographic controls. The report concludes there are "overall positive contributions that charter schools make to the learning growth of students they serve."

"Despite the heterogeneous trends by city, the performance growth trends in many cities included in this study show that there are overall positive contributions that charter schools make to the learning growth of students they serve."

Discussion¶

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