Officials raised equity concerns that closing low-performing charter schools may not better serve students when alternative district schools perform even worse¶

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q2 i? Officials acknowledged the benefits of high benchmarks but expressed concerns about strict accountability measures when low-performing charters are closed and no better alternatives exist. → Margaret E. Raymond 2025

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Margaret E. Raymond 2025¶

Margaret E. Raymond, PhD; Marzena Sasnal, PhD. (2025). The Impact of Rhode Island's Charter School Performance Review System on the Education Landscape. Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/rhode-island-2025/

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In the qualitative interview study, officials cited the 2020 closure of the Academy for Career Exploration due to low academic performance, noting that when alternative district schools perform even worse, students from closed charters are not better served, raising questions about equitable outcomes. No effect sizes are reported.

"However, they expressed concerns about the impact of strict accountability measures, particularly when low-performing charter schools are closed, as was the case with the Academy for Career Exploration 2020, and there are no better alternatives."

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