Charter Schools: Are They More Effective? – Part 7/7
There is a lot of debate surrounding whether charter schools are more effective than traditional public schools. The answer to the question depends on who you are asking and partly due to the complex structure of public and charter schools, making it difficult to compare. The quality of both varies, they follow different state laws and guidelines than public schools, and their effectiveness depends on who is in charge, much like anything else. However, what does the research say? Let’s take a quick look at some of the facts.
Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes, or CREDO, has done a couple of studies, which certainly have their critics, but help make a point. In 2009 a national CREDO found that charter school students were behind their public school counterparts in reading and math. However, in 2013, CREDO found that charter schools outperformed district schools in reading and were equal in math.
In an urban school setting, charter schools outperform their public schools in math and reading. Some charter schools are entirely computer-based, where the students do the work online at home. In 2015 CREDO found that the full-time virtual charter schools fell dramatically behind public schools. So like a lot of questions you might have, the answer is, “it depends,” or at least you have to dig a bit further because both schools’ formats vary significantly along with educator effectiveness.
In 2017 CREDO found that charter schools managed by for-profit companies performed far worse compared to students in charter schools run by nonprofit groups. One achievement area of concern for everyone has been students’ math scores in both sectors. A study done in 2014 from the University of California, San Diego, showed that charter schools were producing higher scores in math. Overall, it is safe to say that the results vary on both sides.
It is worth examining how students from both sectors do after they graduate from the school, regardless of the format. Some studies say charter students do better after high school and others say they don’t do as well. So how do you decide? Let’s look at that in a separate blog on our next posting. This post will conclude this seven-part series—source: Prothero, Arianna. (2018) Charter Schools: 7 Common Questions, Answered. Education Week, August 9, 2018.
From my Parenting on Purpose series, you will be interested in this post answering questions, Parenting on Purpose: Charter Schools & Questions, Pt. 1 – Dr. Rich Patterson (pattersonphd.com)
the Washington Post has an article on Five Key Questions regarding charter schools. Read that here, Five key questions to ask now about charter schools – The Washington Post
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Shule za Mkataba: Je, Zina matokeo zaidi? """Sehemu ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 ya 7 Jibu la swali hilo linategemea ni nani unayeuliza na kwa sehemu kwa sababu ya muundo tata wa shule za umma na za mkataba, na hivyo kufanya iwe vigumu kulinganisha. Ubora wa shule zote mbili hutofautiana, zinafuata sheria na miongozo tofauti ya serikali kuliko shule za umma, na ufanisi wao unategemea ni nani anayesimamia, kama kitu kingine chochote. Hata hivyo, utafiti huo unasema nini? Hebu tuchunguze kwa ufupi baadhi ya mambo ya hakika. Kituo cha Utafiti wa Matokeo ya Elimu cha Chuo Kikuu cha Stanford (CREDO) kimetoa ripoti ya utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti wa utafiti. Katika mwaka wa 2009, utafiti wa kitaifa uligundua kuwa wanafunzi wa shule za mkataba walikuwa nyuma ya wenzao wa shule za umma katika kusoma na hisabati. Mwaka 2013, CREDO iligundua kuwa shule za mkataba zilikuwa na mafanikio zaidi kuliko shule za wilaya katika kusoma na zilikuwa sawa katika hisabati. Katika mazingira ya shule za mijini, shule za mkataba zinafanya vizuri kuliko shule zao za umma katika hesabu na kusoma. Baadhi ya shule za mkataba ni kabisa kompyuta-msingi, ambapo wanafunzi kufanya kazi online nyumbani. Katika 2015, CREDO iligundua kuwa shule za mkataba wa wakati wote za virtual zilianguka kwa kasi nyuma ya shule za umma. Kama ilivyo kwa maswali mengi ambayo unaweza kuwa nayo, jibu ni, inategemea, au angalau lazima uchunguze zaidi kwa sababu muundo wa shule zote mbili hutofautiana sana pamoja na ufanisi wa mwalimu. Katika mwaka wa 2017, CREDO iligundua kuwa shule za mkataba zinazosimamiwa na makampuni ya faida zilifanya vibaya zaidi ikilinganishwa na wanafunzi katika shule za mkataba zinazoendeshwa na makundi yasiyo ya faida. Eneo moja la mafanikio la wasiwasi kwa kila mtu limekuwa alama za hesabu za wanafunzi katika sekta zote mbili. Uchunguzi uliofanywa mwaka 2014 na Chuo Kikuu cha California huko San Diego ulionyesha kuwa shule za mkataba zilikuwa zikitoa alama za juu katika hisabati. Kwa ujumla, ni salama kusema kwamba matokeo hutofautiana katika pande zote mbili. Ni muhimu kuchunguza jinsi wanafunzi kutoka sekta zote mbili kufanya baada ya kuhitimu kutoka shule, bila kujali muundo. Baadhi ya masomo wanasema wanafunzi wa mkataba kufanya vizuri zaidi baada ya shule ya sekondari na wengine wanasema hawana kufanya vizuri kama vile. Kwa hiyo unaamuaje? Hebu tuangalie hilo katika blogi tofauti kwenye chapisho letu linalofuata. Chapisho hili litamaliza mfululizo huu wa sehemu saba <unk> chanzo: Prothero, Arianna. Shule za Charter: Maswali 7 ya Kawaida, Majibu. Mafunzo ya Jumapili, Agosti 9, 2018 "Kutoka kwa mfululizo wangu wa ""Uzazi kwa Kusudi,"" utapendezwa na chapisho hili linalojibu maswali, ""Uzazi kwa Kusudi: Shule za Charter na Maswali,"" Pt. "Mwanahabari wa Washington Post, Rich Patterson, aliandika hivi: ""Swali tano muhimu kuhusu shule za mkataba." "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""Swali tano muhimu za kuuliza sasa kuhusu shule za mkataba"" ni moja ya maswali ya msingi ambayo Washington Post inatoa kwa wazazi bora."