The New York Post:
SMARTER CHARTER KIDS SCORING ABOVE STUDENTS AT NEARBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
July 20, 2006 — Charter schools in the city are vastly outperforming public schools in their neighborhoods, according to a bombshell state report obtained by The Post.
The just-released study by state Education Department found students in 11 of 16 city charter schools outscored kids in nearby public schools on the state’s fourth-grade English and math exams in 2005.
The academic gap widens in the upper grades, the report said, with kids in five of six upper-grade charter schools faring better on eighth-grade English and math exams.
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Who could’ve guessed?