Study: Charter students level in reading, worse in math, compared to peers: "Compared to those traditional schools, charter schools tend to enroll more black students, locate more in central cities and hire less certified teachers, the study found.
Another new study, by Harvard University researcher Caroline Hoxby, finds that charter-school students did better than their peers in traditional schools on state reading and math tests. Hoxby found charter schools offered more academic gains the longer they are in operation. "