The US Department of Education recently released two reports which find that charter schools "are helping public schools and districts to improve." The second report is the "first extensive, nationwide study of charter school accountability," based on a two-year study of 150 charter schools. In brief, it finds that external accountability promotes internal accountability and better working...
The US Department of Education recently released two reports which find that charter schools "are helping public schools and districts to improve." The first report is the largest review to date of the impact of charter schools on school systems and is based on interviews and visits to 49 school districts in five states. It finds that districts are changing their services and operations in...