New Mexico charter schools cost more, perform same, says report
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – An evaluation of student achievement at New Mexico charter schools finds higher spending per student with roughly the same academic results as traditional public schools.
The evaluation by New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee looked at six representative charter schools. The full report is being presented Monday to lawmakers in Santa Fe.
The state’s charter schools have received almost half of the new money available for public schools over the past seven years. Yet student achievement data for the past three years shows little difference in achievement between charter and traditional public schools.
Rapid growth of charter schools in New Mexico mimics a nationwide trend.
The evaluation also finds that charter schools authorized by local school districts perform below charter schools authorized by the state of New Mexico.New Mexico charter schools cost more, perform same, says report | KRQE News 13:
