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Author: Roland G. Fryer, Jr., Harvard University, EdLabs, and National Bureau of Economic Research | Published: March 2012

Injecting Successful Charter School Strategies Into Traditional Public Schools: Early Results From an Experiment in Houston

This 2012 report covers the implementation and impact of  strategies from successful charter schools at nine low-performing traditional district schools in Houston, Texas, in the  2010-11 school year. The five strategies were increased instructional time, new staff, differentiation with tutoring or computerized instruction, data-driven instruction, and a culture of high expectations.

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Author: Betheny Gross, Center on Reinventing Public Education, | Published: February 2011

Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success

This February 2011 report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the University of Washington Bothell in Seattle finds that charter schools are using autonomy as a powerful tool for innovation and student achievement, but tight, unstable budgets and “overwhelming administrative demands are powerful forces pulling charter schools back to traditional practice.”

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Author: U.S. Department of Education | Published: March 2010

Making Charter School Facilities More Affordable: State-Driven Policy Approaches

This 2008 U.S. Department of Education report profiles policy interventions by eight states and the District of Columbia intended to help charter schools address facilities challenges, including dedicated funding streams and ways to help charter school operators access low-cost financing for facility needs.

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