Report: Calif. Charters Fall Short on Promises

Charter schools in California have not yet lived up to many of their promises, a team of university researchers concludes in a new study.

The report, released late last week and quickly criticized by charter proponents as being skewed, a lso calls for more research and debate on issues of equity and access in charter schools.

Drawn from case studies of 17 such schools in 10 California districts, the 64-page report from the University of California, Los Angeles, also is based on hundreds of interviews with educators, charter school founders,...

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