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Education Research Report: Charter-Schools: no statistically significant effects on middle school youths

Education Research Report: Charter-Schools: no statistically significant effects on middle school youths:


Charter-Schools: no statistically significant effects on middle school youths

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What is the study about?

Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts examined the effect of non-profit charter-school management organizations (CMOs) on middle school academic achievement, rates of high school graduation, and post-secondary enrollment. Within eight geographically diverse states, the authors matched each charter school student with similar students attending conventional public schools. The sample included nearly 14,000 students attending 68 middle schools operated by 22 CMOs and nearly 3,000 students who attended 13 high schools operated by six CMOs.

What did the study report?

The study reported that, on average, there were no statistically significant effects of attending a CMO-operated