Gee, I wasn’t counting — is this the third report in a couple of months that notes no great improvements in performance at charter schools?
The National Center for Education Statistics released a report Tuesday showing fourth graders in public schools testing higher than fourth graders in charter schools. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, for example:
Fourth-graders in traditional public schools did significantly better in reading and math than comparable children attending charter schools, according to a report released on Tuesday by the federal Education Department.
Other news reports: Associated Press in the Boston Globe; Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah; Jay Matthews in the Washington Post.
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