The Choice Channel

“Studies have documented that children in charter schools in New York City have greater academic gains than do their peers in traditional public schools. But charter opponents challenge the data on this and that statistical ground. The opponents often argue that charter children do better than kids in neighborhood schools because they come from homes where adults are focused on education. In other words, charter kids have an advantage largely because grownups push them to succeed. This, it turns out, is myth. The truth is that charter schools are simply doing better jobs at education.” (07/31/07)