A comparison of public and charter schools in Texas

[TexasBushwhacker]

http://www.texasaft.org/game-set-match-texas-sboe-member-looks-numbers-comparing-charter-traditional-schools/

"State Board of Education member Thomas Ratliff, a Republican from Mount Pleasant, has taken a look at the performance data of Texas charter schools and traditional public schools operated by independent school districts, and his findings give cold comfort to charter proponents. Here’s Ratliff’s report on those findings and his conclusions published July 13:

I offer the following key comparisons between ISDs and charter schools:

Dropout and Graduation Rates:

ISDs had a dropout rate of 1.5%, charters had a 5.5% dropout rate

ISDs had a 4-year graduation rate of 91%, charters had a 60.6% rate

ISDs had a 5-year graduation rate of 92.9%, charters had a 70% rate"

[louis-t]

1. Wow, I expected them to be closer.

That's amazing, and very telling.

edit: Meaning, the people who claim the "private sector can do it better and cheaper" just got proven wrong. Again.