Caroline Hoxby recaps the Great Charter Debate (or should we call it Ambush?) of 2004 in the Wall Street Journal this week. She compares her recent study of pupil achievement in charter schools (click here for our review) - which concluded that charter students are more apt to pass state tests than similar public school counterparts - to the "crude" AFT study that found charter students lagging their public school counterparts on NAEP tests (click here for more). As usual, Hoxby marshals an array of facts and astute analysis to back her argument. So where's the New York Times article on Hoxby's study? Don't hold your breath. See below for (Hoxby-compatible) new information from Dayton schools regarding the achievement of charter and district students on Ohio tests in 2004.
"Chalk it up," by Caroline Hoxby, Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2004 (subscription required)