Via Newark Public Schools: a "data-driven, frank discussion"

Laura Waters:

Two weeks ago the big New Jersey education story was the CREDO report, which surveyed student outcomes in NJ's charter schools and found that, while performance in most urban districts was mixed, the results in Newark were remarkable: for every year a Newark student is in a charter schools, she advances seven and a half months in reading and a full year in math compared to a student in a traditional Newark public school.

The CREDO report sparked much debate and some criticism, especially from those feel that Newark's charters "cream off" kids who are less poor, female, and without special education or English language learning needs. (See Bruce Baker, for example.)

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 16, 2012 2:40 AM
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