Urban Charter School Study - Workbook

This workbook summarizes the major findings of CREDO’s 2015 Urban Charter School Study. It is structured into 6 major sections addressing the following questions:

• Why is this study important?
• How were urban schools and regions chosen for inclusion?
• What kinds of students are being served and does this vary by region and sector (charter vs. traditional public school (TPS))?
• How does the performance of urban charters and TPS compare, overall and by region? Does this vary by student subgroup? By school type?
• Is there evidence that charter schools engage in cream skimming?
• What are the implications of this analysis for urban public education?

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