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Media Mention
There have been large studies on the effects of charter schools in general, some of the best produced by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University.
-Jay Matthews, Washington Post
Charter schools do things that all Democrats say they support
and yet the party has turned against them
A year ago New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, proposed to adjust a state cap on charter schools, the publicly funded but privately run schools that have become a locus of innovation and controversy in American education….
Latest Reports
CREDO conducts research-based reports on academic performance for students in public K-12 schools in selected cities, states, and school districts, while also comparing charter schools with traditional schools and online learning with brick-and-mortar settings.
National Charter School Study III
The third installment of our study examines the academic progress of students enrolled in charter schools compared with those enrolled in traditional public schools (TPS).
Houston – 2022
2022 City Studies Summary of Findings This summary highlights major findings about students’ academic performance in public K-12 schools in Houston, Texas.1 Performance is measured by one-year learning gains or growth students made from one school year to the next. Houston students’ progress is measured against the average growth of …
Newark – 2022
2022 City Studies Summary of Findings This summary highlights major findings about students’ academic performance in public K-12 schools in Newark, New Jersey. Performance is measured by one-year learning gain or growth students made from one school year to the next. We benchmark Newark students’ growth against the state average …
CREDO News
CBS News – Students face learning loss as coronavirus disrupts school year.
Hurdles in distance learning have created a gap that could take years to remedy. Margaret Raymond, director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, joins CBSN with more details. Read Full Story
The Hill – What would Biden do when it comes to charter schools?
What would Joe Biden do about federal funds for charter school expansions that were an important part of President Obama’s educational initiatives? Read Full Story Here.
The Philadelphia Inquirer – Cyber charters may benefit from the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean their students do.
Schools that have already established online learning must seem like attractive and obvious options to parents. But that’s worrisome, for a number of reasons. Read the full article here.
The 74 – Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains.
Over a 12-year period, charter school students made gains in reading and math on national achievement tests roughly twice as large as those made by students in district schools, according to new research appearing Wednesday in the journal Education Next. Read the full article.
Newsweek – Charter School and Public School Students Have Same Academic Performance, Report Finds.
Griffith cited research done by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), which researches the impact of charter schools and other education policies across the country. In 2013, CREDO released a broad survey of charter schools in 27 states, which found that approximately […]
The Philadelphia Tribune – During Capitol rally, charter school parents, students vow to push back against Wolf’s proposed reforms.
Research shows that Pennsylvania’s charter schools deliver mixed results for their students. A 2019 Stanford University study found that brick-and-mortar charter school students did better in reading than their traditional public school counterparts. The gains were even higher among black and Hispanic charter students. Read the full […]