Sep 2, 2010
In Ohio, ‘High-Performing Charters Dominate Some Markets’
Catalyst Ohio reports that high-performing charter schools are beginning to “dominate the academic landscape” in Cleveland and Dayton. In both cities, eight of the ten top-performing schools are charters. “You are starting to see in Cleveland a collection of charter schools that are head and shoulders pulling away from other public schools," said Terry Ryan of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. “There's a maturity in the charter-school market. Some of the more established ones seem to be leading the way." However, in Dayton, five of the six lowest-performing schools were also charters. Ohio has about 300 public charter schools serving 100,000 students.
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