A group of charter school students rally in support of charter schools outside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. In this post, Burris looks at whether charter schools can properly be compared with district public schools — as they often are. New York City charter schools make up 81 percent of the charter schools in the state. Overall, charter schools in the state (81 percent are in New York City) outperformed New York City public schools on the English Language Arts exam. The CEO of a Pennsylvania charter school resigned after an inappropriate advertisement to motivate students to enroll in her charter school appeared.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2016 18:11 UTC