A few updated NJ charter figures
I expect people will be asking why some of my figures previously posted don’t match up exactly with figures presented by others on New Jersey Charter Schools – including those produced by ACNJ in a new report. In short, the answer is that at least with regard to “poverty” measurement and comparisons across charters and Newark Public Schools, they are different measures. In my previous slides I show a bar graph of Free Lunch rates and later show scatterplots of performance by Free or Reduced Price Lunch rates. ACNJ and many others use only Free or Reduced lunch rates, never exploring the distinction between the two. Seems like a subtle difference for the lay reader and one that might not sink in right away. But, it can actually be an important distinction in this type of comparison.
Here’s a link to the differences in eligibility guidelines:http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/iegs.htm
For children to qualify for Free Lunch, their family income levels must be below the 130% income level with