July 13, 2015 2:47 PM

Ratliff: Game, Set and Match

In op-ed, State Board of Education Vice Chairman Thomas Ratfliff argues that when compared with charters, “ISD’s are not perfect but they graduate more kids, keep more kids from dropping out and get more kids career and college ready than their politically connected competitors.”

Every year the Texas Education Agency releases the “snapshot” of the prior school year’s academic and financial performance for ISD’s and charter schools. These are the facts from the 2012-13 school year (the most recently released report, which was released last week). Check them for yourself here.

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

The complete column from Thomas Ratliff can be found in the R&D Department.

By Thomas Ratliff