Can Charter Schools improve achievement?
Yes! According to the Center for School Change at the Humphrey Institute: 21 out of 31 charter schools studied have reported gains after administering the same test twice. In addition, charter schools are required to state and achieve two specific, measurable academic and non academic goals each year. Results of these goals are reported annually to the Minnesota Dept of Education. Do Charter Schools take money and resources from public schools? No. Charter Schools ARE public schools and they operate in the interst of public school students. They use public education dollars and resources that are intended, and designated by the tax-paying public, for educating students. If a child moves from one public school to another, the dollars follow. If a district loses a student for any reason, it loses the corresponding revenues. Also, Charter schools often bring new education funds into an area by bringing new children into the public school systems: home-schoolers, dropouts, and new families
