Month: May 2016

May 2, 2016

Busted Charter Myth #2: Public Charter Schools in Baltimore Do Not Perform Better Than Traditional Schools

There are several versions of this myth, and none of them hold true. Anti-charter advocates have claimed that either public charter schools as a whole under perform compared to traditional schools, or that they under perform for students from historically disadvantaged groups. The table above shows results for MSA Math Tests in 2014 (2015 PARCC […]

May 2, 2016

Busted Charter Myth #1: Baltimore Public Charter Schools are Less Diverse than the Rest of the District

There are at least three versions of this myth, none of which hold up under close examination. The first version is that public charter schools serve more white students than their traditional counterparts. Using the state and district data available, this myth doesn’t hold any water at all. There is no denying that race is […]