Here are the links to research supporting the need for HB 363. These reports are referenced in this one-page fax appeal PURE sent Friday to all Illinois Senators, asking for their support for HB 363.

Read here about how CPS has given an unfair share of resources to Renaissance 2010 schools.

Here's the 2009 SRI International report which found that Renaissance 2010 schools are doing no better than traditional neighborhood schools.

Here's the 2008 Rand report which found that CPS charter schools perform only about as well as neighborhood schools.

Here's the letter from the Illinois Network of Charter Schools reporting that only 50% of CPS charters made adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act last year.