DFER on Hoxby Study: "irrefruitable case for charters"

From an editorial piece in the Buffalo News, co-written by DFER's Katie Campos and her Republican partner, James Gardner:

A new, multiyear study of New York City’s charter schools by Stanford University economist Caroline Hoxby shows that students who attended charter schools not only outperformed their counterparts in traditional, inner-city public schools, they also closed much of the “achievement gap” between inner-city and suburban schools.

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Hoxby identified features of charter schools that likely improve academic achievement: merit pay for teachers, an incentive-based disciplinary policy and a longer school year for students.

Be sure to read Jim's piece below. DFER: they're part of the vast misinformation network that must be called out for their Bush-era education agenda and blatant cheerleading masquerading as Gold Standard research.