Study says charters are 'painting with mittens'

04-30-2010

Blog by Debra Viadero/Education Week

The quid pro quo with charter schools has always been pretty clear: They get freedom from a lot of the rules and regulations that govern regular schools and, in return, they produce results in terms of student achievement—or else. In practice, though, the typical charter school isn't all that autonomous, says a new report. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Public Agenda examined charter school laws in the 26 states that house the largest percentage of charter schools, inspected charter school contracts for 100 schools associated with some of the nation's biggest authorizers, and interviewed a wide range of people associated with those schools and authorizers. (more...)

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