Online Charter School Students Lag Behind Peers in Math and Reading

THE Journal: Outcomes for students attending online public charter schools are failing to keep pace with those of their peers in traditional public schools, according to a new three-volume report released Tuesday.

The report — from Mathematica Policy Research, the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) — identified outcomes in math and reading as trouble spots.

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