National studies cited in the report found Rhode Island charter students outperformed traditional public school peers in reading and math¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The report states that national studies conducted in 2013 and 2023 found charter students in Rhode Island outperformed their peers in traditional public schools, achieving several additional weeks of learning each year in reading and math. → Margaret E. Raymond 2025

Evidence¶

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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This is background cited by the report, attributed to CREDO's National Charter School Study 2013 and the National Charter School Study III 2023; the reviewed studies' designs are not described in this document. The report states charter students "outperformed their peers in traditional public schools (TPS)" with several additional weeks of learning yearly in reading and math. No effect sizes are printed here.

"National studies conducted in 20133 and 20234 indicate that charter students in the state outperformed their peers in traditional public schools (TPS), achieving several additional weeks of learning each year in reading and math."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Demand for Rhode Island charter seats surged, with 30,000 applications submitted for 2,500 available seats in 2024–2025 — related
• Charter attendance in Rhode Island is associated with positive, significant one-year growth gains in reading (0.16 SD) and math (0.15 SD) relative to matched TPS controls — related
• A larger share of Rhode Island charter schools outperform local options (43% reading, 57% math) than the national rates found in the 2013 CREDO Study (25% reading, 29% math) — related
• Charter school students show more annual learning growth in reading and math than matched traditional public school peers — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Charter attendance is associated with higher learning gains for Black and Hispanic students, including those in poverty, relative to matched TPS controls — related
• Charter attendance is associated with improved learning gains for students in poverty, special education students, and English language learners relative to TPS — related
• Some charter school students grow faster than their traditional public school peers — a broader claim this one bears on
• Black, Hispanic, and poverty-affected charter students grow faster than traditional public school peers but gains remain below those of white peers — related
• CMO-affiliated charter schools outpace traditional public schools in reading and math while stand-alone charters gain in reading only — related
• Three of nine Washington charter schools showed significantly stronger academic progress than local district options in both reading and math — related