(Opinion) Schooled by Politics: The mistakes that sank Republicans on health care plague education reform, too.
“Yes, it’s to the credit of the charter sector that it has largely focused on American’s urban areas, where students are both concentrated in numbers and chronically under-served by their schools. And most charters want to serve low-income and minority youngsters by design – it’s integral to their mission. It’s a focus that’s paying off, as urban charter schools are the sector’s strongest performers and are producing strong gains for minority youth. Urban charters pretty consistently outperform other urban public schools and turn in simply outstanding results in some cities like Boston.”