Sep 28, 2021

Article #1 >>>>> Key Factual Evidence Undergirding a Miserable System of Public Education

Charter Schools   >>>>>   Even Worse Than Mainline Public Schools

As charter school advocates celebrated the establishment of the first such institution in Minnesota thirty years ago this past summer, Joe Nathan and other likely suspects vigorously asserted the virtues of these publicly funded schools that supposedly retain academic accountability requirements while otherwise gaining decision-making power pertinent to curriculum and pedagogy.  

But charter schools siphon funds from public coffers while in the aggregate evidencing even worse student academic performance than mainline public schools.  

Perpend    >>>>>

Comparative MCA and ACT Data, Regular Public Versus Charter Schools

In Minnesota

 

Traditional Public Schools

 

Median ACT Score for All High School Students in Minnesota              

 

 >>>>>      21 (Mean,21.1)                                                                                                          

 

Percentage of All Grade 8 Students in Minnesota Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on

Mathematics MCA         

 

>>>>>      56.0%                                                                                                                                

Percentage of All Grade 8 Students in Minnesota Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on

Reading MCA          

 >>>>>       58.2%

 

Charter Schools

 

Median ACT Score for All High School Students in Minnesota              

 

>>>>>      19 (Mean, 19.9)                                                                                                          

 

Percentage of All Grade 8 Students in Minnesota Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on

Mathematics MCA          

 

>>>>>       45.5%                                                                                                                               

  

Percentage of All Grade 8 Students in Minnesota Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on

Reading MCA          

 

>>>>>       51.5%

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