What has been the overall assessment of the effectiveness of charter schools?
a. Charter schools consistently perform better than conventional public schools.
b. Student for student, charter schools invest more funds in instruction than do public schools.
c. Academically there is little difference, but charter schools are more racially integrated than public schools.
d. Charter schools increase racial segregation and have no clear benefits over public schools.
e. There has been no systematic evaluation of the performance of charter schools.
D
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