FL Report: Charter School Students Are Learning

FL Report: Charter School Students Are Learning

Tallahassee, FL – A report recently released by the Florida Department of Education compares the statewide achievement of charter school students and comparable students in traditional public schools.  Patricia Levesque, Executive Director of the Foundation for Florida’s Future, made the following statement regarding the report, Student Achievement in Florida’s Charter Schools: A Comparison with Achievement in Traditional Public Schools.

“This report further establishes that charter schools are providing Sunshine State students with the high quality education they deserve.  Students flourish when families are able to select the best learning environment to fit their child’s unique needs, and Florida’s charter schools are an important tool to providing every student a quality, customized learning experience..” 

The Florida Department of Education provides an annual statewide analysis of student achievement in charter schools versus the achievement of comparable students in traditional public schools.  In the report’s comparisons of learning gains made by charter school students and traditional public school students, charter school students had higher average learning gains in 79 of the 96 comparisons.  Click here to read the report.

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