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CREDO study:
Charter industry students lag behind
By William Phillis
The pro-charter school Fordham Institute commissioned the Center for
Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University to study
charter school performance. Please note that CREDO is funded by one or
more pro-charter school foundations.
The analysis presents findings regarding the effects of charter schools
on student academic performance and the performance of students by
school. Also the findings look at the performance of students by school
and present school average results. For Ohio results.
On page 8 of the December 9, 2014 Charter School Performance in
Ohio report, it is stated that: "The impact is statistically
significant, thinking of an 180-day school year as 'a year of
learning', an average Ohio charter school student would have completed
14 fewer days of learning in reading and 36 fewer days in math."
Former State Representative Steve Dyer, in a review of the study,
points out that, "of 68 statistically significant differences CREDO
found between charters and public schools, 56 showed a negative charter
impact, and 12 showed a positive one." Charters in towns (small
communities) lose 173 days in math and 108 days in reading-nearly the
whole year.
Ohio state government has deducted $7 billion from school districts
since 1999, resulting in a loss of educational opportunities for
district students-for the dismal charter industry experiment. Charter
advocates promised better academic results, as well as innovative and
creative educational programming that would "coach" traditional public
schools.
The ill-conceived, colossal experiment is a lose-lose-lose enterprise.
District students lose educational opportunities, charter school
students lose academically and taxpayers lose due to the gross fiscal
inefficiencies and fraud within the charter school industry.
The 130th General Assembly could have completely rewritten charter
school policy during 2013 and 2014 but will adjourn sine die, having
totally abrogated its responsibility to protect children from the
charter industry and to establish a constitutional school funding
system for all students.
William Phillis
Ohio E & A
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