Study of Test Scores Finds Charter Schools Lagging
Source: By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO, New York Times, August 23, 2006
Fourth graders in traditional public schools did significantly better in reading and math than comparable children attending charter schools, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Federal Education Department. ….. Edward J. McElroy, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the public employees’ union that is critical of charter schools, said the study “provides further evidence against unchecked expansion of the charter school experiment.”