News Brief

11/29/12

NJ Charter School Students Learn More Than Their Peers, Says New Report

Patch.com (11/29/12) Mooney, JohnAccording to a new Stanford University Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) study, charter school students made larger learning gains overall than their peers in traditional schools on state tests from 2007-2011. More than 33 percent of charters demonstrated higher achievement levels than other public schools in their districts. However, the report also says charter school performance is almost as varied as that of traditional public schools. New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf says, "The rigorous, independent analysis of the achievement results of charter schools in New Jersey shows that the results are clear -- on the whole, New Jersey charter school students make larger learning gains in both reading and math than their traditional public school peers."

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