The strong support for school choice programs is proven in Washington DC. The school choice rally last week was successful and productive. What else can be done to make the message any clearer? Parents and students demand educational options!
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Caroline Hoxby To Speak at SLU
Caroline Hoxby, a charter school scholar, will be speaking tonight at St. Louis University through a joint SLU and Show Me Institute speaker's series. She researched charter students in Chicago and New York, comparing their achievement levels to those of district students. Charter schools give great advantages to many students, especially disadvantaged students.
From the St. Louis Post 'The Grade': (click to read entire article)
From the St. Louis Post 'The Grade': (click to read entire article)
Charter schools in Chicago, New York better serving disadvantaged students, Hoxby says
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Stanford University Professor Caroline Hoxby is speaking at St. Louis University tonight about her research comparing charter school students to district students in New York and Chicago.
Her talk will focus on what she’s learned from her study of over 100 schools — the biggest study of charter school affects so far, she says — and how charters are teaching educators what works for disadvantaged students in American cities.
The Grade interviewed her last week for a preview of her speech. The following answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
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