National randomized study of charter school effectiveness (Working Paper 3, Mathematica Policy Research)¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A working paper (Working Paper 3), published December 30, 2011 by Mathematica Policy Research in Princeton, NJ, and prepared for the U.S. Department of Education under the associated project "Charter Schools: Are They Effective?" with a stated time frame of 2003-2010. The paper "looks at findings from the first national randomized study of the impacts of charter schools on student achievement." The landing page provides only bibliographic and project context, not the study's results.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Randomized study design examining charter school impacts on student achievement, as described by the publisher

Constraints¶

• The page itself reports no findings; results reside in the full working paper

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students attending charter schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Student achievement

Claims¶

• A national randomized study of the impacts of charter schools on student achievement was conducted (2003-2010), prepared for the U.S. Department of Education [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) project, 2008-2012
• Mathematica Working Paper 29 on charter high schools' long-term attainment and earnings effects
• National Evaluation of Charter Middle Schools

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Key Sources¶

• Melissa A. Clark, Philip Gleason, Christina Clark Tuttle, Marsha K. Silverberg. (2011). Do Charter Schools Improve Student Achievement? Evidence from a National Randomized Study. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/do-charter-schools-improve-student-achievement-evidence-from-a-national-randomized-study