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Measuring Up: CER tracks all the latest research on academic performance in charter schools. Get state-by-state charter school student achievement data in CER's Accountability Report, which analyzes positive correlation between strong charter school laws, accountable charter schools, and academic progress by charter school students.
Breaking News: Charter Schools Close Achievement Gap
The newest, most comprehensive study to date finds that New York City's charter schools dramatically improve student achievement, while serving more minority and low-income children. CER summarizes the findings. Link here to the complete New York City Charter School Evaluation Project findings.
In the News:
New York Times: Study Shows Better Scores for Charter School Students
Wall Street Journal: Charter Schools Pass Key Test in Study
New York Post: Study Bares Charter Advantage for Kids
New York Daily News: Acing The Test: Charter School Students Outperform Peers By A Mile In A Fair Test
Charter Laws and Flawed Research
By Jeanne Allen, Education Week, September 9, 2009
Centralized, top-down control didn’t work for traditional public schools, and it won’t work for charter schools, without turning them into highly regulated, input-focused entities that wind up exactly like public schools before the advent of education reform. (See also: Issues - Charter Connection.)
Charter Schools Raise the Bar for New York City's Middle School Students
CER Press Release, Washington, DC, June 3, 2009
With 90.7 percent of charter school third through eighth graders passing the state's math exam, the achievement of charter students outpaces that of their traditional public school counterparts by almost nine percent.
Charter School Success
By Rebecca Clark, WCCB TV, Charlotte, NC, March 11, 2009
 WCCB-TV in Charlotte, NC uses CER's Accountability Report: Charter Schools to showcase what's working in North Carolina. Watch for yourself.
Accountability Lies at the Heart of Charter School Success
CER Press Release, March 9, 2009
 Charter schools are outpacing their conventional public school peers with fewer resources and tremendous obstacles - while being held accountable for these results.
Charter achievement and accountability offer a guidepost for all schools. Check out CER's new report.
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