[CharterSchools] BR BIZ REPORT PRAISES CHARTER EFFORTS!

[charterschools at LACharter.org]

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:

http://www.businessreport.com/news/2010/jan/25/school-choice-must-grow-louisiana/

BR BIZ REPORT PUBLISHER ROLFE MCCOLLISTER SAYS:
There is at least one thing President Barack Obama and I can agree on. Last 
week, The Times-Picayune reported that Obama again “cited Louisiana as one 
of the states adopting effective school reform policies.” Speaking at a 
Virginia elementary school, the president said, “In Illinois, Louisiana, 
Tennessee, California, we’ve seen changes in laws or policies to let public charter 
schools expand and succeed.” We have certainly come a long way since that 
first legislation passed 15 years ago—a dream of Jim Geiser and a bill by 
former State Rep. Sean Reilly.
 Fact is, charter schools are the fastest growing and most successful 
reform in the U.S. Currently in Louisiana, there are 77 charter schools operating 
in 13 parishes, serving more than 30,000 students. With a big boost 
post-Katrina, New Orleans has more charter schools open than public schools—making 
it the only such city in America.
 So how are state charter schools doing? A recent report by Stanford 
University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes [CREDO] found that public 
charter schools in Louisiana are outperforming their non-charter school peers 
on student achievement. The report also found that African-American 
students and students in poverty performed significantly better compared to their 
noncharter school counterparts...


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