The Choice Channel

“Charter schools are succeeding in their mission to provide an educational alternative more likely to lead to student proficiency, according to a study released today by Harvard economist Caroline Hoxby. Across the nation, charter school students are more likely to be proficient in math and reading than students in the nearest comparable regular public school. In well-established charter schools, students’ prospects of proficiency are even greater. As publicly funded schools that operate outside the regular system, charter schools can employ innovative approaches to meet student needs.” (12/04)