Charter school students don't perform as well as public school students

[elehhhhna]

Aug. 22, 2006, 3:01PM
Charter school students don't perform as well


By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Fourth-graders in traditional public schools are doing better in both reading and math than students in charter schools, the government says in a report fueling fresh debate over school choice.

Today's report said fourth-graders in regular public schools scored an average of 5.2 points better in reading than students in charter schools on the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress test. Students in traditional schools scored an average of 5.8 points better in math.

Charter school opponents said the findings show that the schools are a failing experiment that drains resources from traditional public schools. Charter school supporters called the report flawed and outdated and said charters improve public education by creating competition.

The Bush administration supports charter schools.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4133910.html

[MissB]

1. Shocking.

:sarcasm:

[Richard Steele]

2. By now, all you have to hear is "The B*sh administration supports it"...

...to know that it's a bad idea. These guys have
screwed up EVERYTHING they touch.

[Sapere aude]

3. All the while kids are not taught critical thinking skills but how to take

tests so that both sides can argue about what kids can take tests better.

I don't have kids but if I did I would want them to learn critical thinking more than how to score well on a math or other test.