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AROUND THE WEB
NY Times
August 22, 2006
Diana Jean Schemo
Fourth graders in traditional public schools did significantly better in reading and math than comparable children attending charter schools, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Federal Education Department.
The report, based on 2003 test scores, thrust the Education Department into the center of the heated national debate over school choice...
The study found that in 2003, fourth graders in traditional public schools scored an average of 4.2 points better in reading than comparable students in charter schools on the National Assessment of Educational Progress test, often called the nation’s report card. Students in traditional schools scored an average of 4.7 points better in math than comparable students in charter schools.
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Public School Privatization and Commercialization
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