Cerf's Spin On CREDO Report
And here is the shiny NJDOE spin on the CREDO report. More on this later. I'm too spun from trying to unspin the CREDO press release to deal with Cerf's spin right now...
Statement by Commissioner Cerf on New Report on New Jersey Charter Schools from The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)
For Immediate Release:
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Contact: Barbara Morgan
Rich Vespucci |
Date: November 27, 2012
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Education Commissioner Chris Cerf released the following statement today regarding The Center for Research on Education Outcomes’ report on New Jersey charter schools:
“The Center for Research on Education Outcomes’ (CREDO) rigorous, independent analysis of the achievement results of charter schools in New Jersey shows that the results are clear – on the whole, New Jersey charter school
The CREDO Study; Dubious Conclusions About New Jersey Charter Schools
I am far from an expert when it comes to statistics. In fact, reading parts of the CREDO study published todayabout charter performance in New Jersey makes me feel more than a little intimidated. I'm diving in though, because with the glowing conclusions in the press release I may have to shut down this blog and run out and enroll my kids in the local charter!
The CREDO at Stanford University New Jersey analysis found that 30 percent of the charter schools have significantly more positive learning gains than their traditional school counterparts in reading, while 11 percent of charter schools have significantly lower learning gains. In math, 40 percent of the charter schools studied outperform their counterparts and 13 percent perform worse. In comparison, CREDO’s 2009 national study of charter schools in 16 states found at that time that 17 percent of the charter schools had exceeded their district school counterparts’ growth .
A significant finding came from the results of the urban charter