About that Cato Institute Charter School/Philanthropy Report...
Yesterday I tweeted about a Cato Institute study purporting to show that philanthropists are ignoring the California charter school networks that get the best academic results.
I often take a critical view of private philanthropists' role in education reform. But when I took a closer look at this particular study's methodology and results, I found that there are good reasons why big donors might avoid the top three charters here.
The Cato report found that according to results of Advanced Placement exams and state standardized tests in 2010, the California charter networks best at educating low-income children of color are 1) the American Indian Public Charter Schools, which ranks 21st for funding 2)the Oakland Charter Academies, 27th for funding and 3)
