After 15 years of school choice, have we learned how to help disadvantaged children? The achievement gap remains. A year of school produces a year’s worth of learning. Children who lack kindergarten readiness skills must somehow learn faster just to catch up. Yes, access to high quality preschool programs is needed, but for children already in school, is more school better? Continue reading
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Can We Learn from New York City’s Charters? Maybe!
by Sue Legg
Problems with charter school management are easy to identify, but finding a way forward is more difficult. Some NYC charter schools are closing the achievement gap. How are they doing it? We will do a series of posts on the claims and the cautions about these results. First, let’s talk about how traditional public schools and charters operate in New York. You may be surprised. Look at differences in public school management, charter school facilities, and funding. Continue reading