Michigan looks at changing the way it tracks charter school performance

From The Detroit Free Press: The MichiganDepartment of Education is expected to change the way it reports charter school performance after questions have been raised about the state's conclusion that charter schools were outperforming traditional public schools. The annual report from the state compares test scores in all charter schools to the average score of 20 districts -- many low-performing -- that are home to about 75 percent of the state's charter schools. By that measure, charter schools do better. But a Free Press analysis shows that almost three out of five charter schools score worse on test scores than the average score of schools within the district where the charter school operates.