Do charter schools succeed because of student selection?
High performing charter schools claim that they succeed because they have the flexibility to use innovative teaching methods. Critics of charter schools look for other explanations, such as higher...
View ArticleCharter schools have “advantaged” students?
“Charter schools actually bring in a more advantaged set of students than other schools,” said researcher Ed Fuller, an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University. “It explains why some of...
View ArticleChicago charter schools are open, despite teacher’s union strike
The Chicago teachers’ strike continues, and thousands of students who attend public schools have nowhere to go. At Chicago’s charter schools, however, it’s business as usual. “Charter school leaders:...
View ArticleIt’s not because of skimming
Last month, the Express-News ran an article reporting on a study by Dr. Ed Fuller claiming that charter schools enroll “advantaged” students and that explains charter schools’ success. Here is my...
View ArticleHow charter school lotteries work like randomized controlled trials
A reader’s comment about my recent post, “It’s not because of skimming”, shows possible confusion about what we can learn from studies comparing students who entered the lottery and lost versus those...
View ArticleStudy: 3 to 4 years of KIPP equals 8 to 14 extra months of learning
Researchers found that after three to four years in a KIPP school, students’ academic growth equaled an extra eight to 14 months of learning, depending on the subject area. This was despite the fact...
View ArticleA closer look at the KIPP middle school study showing big achievement gains
Last week, I wrote about a study that looked at dozens of KIPP middle schools and found the students were packing in months of extra learning each year. Earlier post; “New Report Finds KIPP Middle...
View ArticleKIPP: San Antonio goes back to school; First Friday Breakfast September 6
Today is back-to-school time for many KIPP: San Antonio students, two weeks earlier than most schools in the area. “More Time” is one of the Five Pillars of the KIPP approach. That means a longer...
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