NV, TX, OH, UT, NM, AZ, PA, OR, FL, and AR should be Ashamed of Charter School Achievement!
The Texas Insider recently reported the following about the Stanford CREDO charter school study:
The results reveal that the charter school sector is getting better on average, and that charter schools are benefiting low-income, disadvantaged & special-education students,’’ said Director Margaret Raymond of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) language learners more than their peers in other groups, a study shows.Overall, charter school students are faring better than they were four years ago, surpassing those in traditional public schools in reading gains and keeping pace in math, notes the Stanford University Report, which calls closing low-performing schools ‘‘the strongest tool available to ensure quality across the sector.
Maybe the Texas Insider thought that we might not click on the link to the actual study and look at the statistical results. Well, a Cloaking Inequity reader brought Table 14 in the report to my attention. This table shows how students in charters are performing overall state by state. CREDO sorted the state alphabetically, but I have sorted the states by the the amount of impact. I will begin with the reading results.
If I was a Nevadan, I would be piping hot because charter reading achievement is negative 108 days (See Table 1). Wow. In Texas, Oregon, Arkansas, Arizona and and Pennsylvania, charters have more than 20 days of negative impact on students. Ohio, Florida and and Utah are not far behind in terms of negative impact on reading. New Mexico and New York City are a push, no improvement.
Table 1. Charter Impact on Reading by State
| State | Reading Charter Impact | Reading Days of Learning |
| Nevada | -0.15** | -108 |
| Pennsylvania | -0.04** | -29 |
| Arizona | -0.03** | -22 |