Evaluating Charter Schools

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Listen Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at 12:06 p.m. in Education, Politics, Society

The Washington region is at the forefront of the national charter school movement. But after a decade of innovation and experimentation, it's still difficult to evaluate local charters and compare them to traditional public schools. Do charters live up to the claims of their boosters? Our charter school series continues with a look at how we measure performance.

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Guests

Thomas Nida

Chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board; Executive Vice President at United Bank

Marsha Silverberg

Acting Associate Commissioner of Knowledge Utilization, National Center for Education Evaluation at the Institute for Education Sciences.

Sam Chaltain

National Director of the Forum for Education and Democracy, a DC-based education think tank. Author of American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learning Community (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).

Robert Cane

Executive Director, Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)

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barnabytowns wrote:

To check out the performance of D.C. public charter schools and D.C. traditional public schools on standardized tests for reading and math, visit www.focusdc.org

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 2:32pm

susanboliver@ve... wrote:

rich discussion today on how the innovations from charter schools can enrich all public schools

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 5:48pm

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