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Black and Latino Public Charter School Students Outperform Their Peers

School Choice by ArtChick

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Results show pandemic-related setbacks statewide in student learning with public charters best positioned to accelerate educational recovery  

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Hamilton NJ , the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released statewide assessment scores for the first time in three years due to extensive disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. While there were significant drops statewide, analysis shows that Black and Latino students enrolled in public charter schools in the six largest charter cities are twice as likely to be proficient in English language arts and mathematics compared to their district peers based on 2022 statewide assessment results. This data verifies that public charter schools accelerated student learning for low-income students of color during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic in Newark, Trenton, Paterson, Camden, Jersey City and Plainfield.

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