“No Excuses” charter schools for increasing math and literacy achievement in primary and secondary education: a systematic review

Abstract

This Campbell systematic review examines the effects of No Excuses charter schools on students' math and literacy achievement gains compared to similar students in public schools. The review summarizes evidence from 18 studies, including 5 randomized controlled trials and 13 quasi-experimental studies. No Excuses charter schools, on average, produced larger math and literacy achievement gains for their students than their public school peers - with higher gains for math. These benefits increase for three years, at which point the achievement gains stabilized or returned to lower gains.