Snapshots of Connecticut Charter School Data
In several previous posts I have addressed the common argument among charter advocacy organizations (notably, not necessarily those out there doing the hard work of actually running a real charter school – but the pundits who claim to speak on their behalf) that charter schools do more, with less while serving comparable student populations. This argument appears to be a central theme of current policy proposals in Connecticut, which, among other things, would substantially increase funding for urban charter schools while doing little to provide additional support for high need traditional public school districts. For more on that point, see here.
I’ve posted some specific information on Connecticut charter schools in previous posts, but have not addressed them more broadly. Here, I provide a run-down of simple descriptive data, widely available through two major credible sources. Easy enough to replicate any/all of these analyses on your own with the publicly available data:
Connecticut State Department of Education (CEDaR) reports
National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data
Since the common claim is that charters do more (outcomes) with less (funding) and while serving the same
I’ve posted some specific information on Connecticut charter schools in previous posts, but have not addressed them more broadly. Here, I provide a run-down of simple descriptive data, widely available through two major credible sources. Easy enough to replicate any/all of these analyses on your own with the publicly available data:
Connecticut State Department of Education (CEDaR) reports
National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data
Since the common claim is that charters do more (outcomes) with less (funding) and while serving the same
