Charter schools serving many of the same students as the DOE are producing dramatically different academic outcomes — while spending far less per pupil.
Agree that more hours spent in the classroom means more successful learning. However, disagree on many other points. Starting in August--no, kids need a summer break to recharge. Strong disagree on the methods some of these charters use to educate their students. If "success" is achieved by means of berating, embarrassing, pressuring students--which is apparently Success Academy's method of instruction--you can count me out. Also, any child with a learning disability who requires an IEP should be warned about enrolling at a S.A. Not only are their needs unlikely to be met, they are likely to be counseled out. Lastly, tremendous teacher turnover and high burnout rate at charters. Have experienced it personally.
Is the 7% figure for proficiency in ELA in the following statement correct?: "On the 2025 state exams, KIPP NYC eighth graders reached proficiency at rates of 7% in ELA and 70% in math."? That 7% figure seems to be unrealistically low.
One aspect of performance I think should be acknowledged more often is the attrition rate of charter schools and the disproportionate rate of students with IEPs or chronic attendance issues within that. It is much easier to perform highly on state assessments if certain students/families are "weeded out" over time.
Agree that more hours spent in the classroom means more successful learning. However, disagree on many other points. Starting in August--no, kids need a summer break to recharge. Strong disagree on the methods some of these charters use to educate their students. If "success" is achieved by means of berating, embarrassing, pressuring students--which is apparently Success Academy's method of instruction--you can count me out. Also, any child with a learning disability who requires an IEP should be warned about enrolling at a S.A. Not only are their needs unlikely to be met, they are likely to be counseled out. Lastly, tremendous teacher turnover and high burnout rate at charters. Have experienced it personally.
In various other parts of the country, the academic calendar starts in August. No recharge?
they also end mid-May. Why don't you take a look at a school calendar before making an uninformed remark.
Your attitude suggests you are unhappy.
if that's all you got out of my response, which was correct and true, then you're more obtuse than you've let on.
Is the 7% figure for proficiency in ELA in the following statement correct?: "On the 2025 state exams, KIPP NYC eighth graders reached proficiency at rates of 7% in ELA and 70% in math."? That 7% figure seems to be unrealistically low.
Time on task matters. Imagine that?
One aspect of performance I think should be acknowledged more often is the attrition rate of charter schools and the disproportionate rate of students with IEPs or chronic attendance issues within that. It is much easier to perform highly on state assessments if certain students/families are "weeded out" over time.
Or, perhaps more students should be "weeded out" in general.