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Charter Schools In Eight States
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Author : Ron Zimmer
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Charter Schools In Eight States written by Ron Zimmer and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Social Science categories.
Charter schools now exist in 40 states, but the best charter-school studies to date have focused on individual states. This book examines charter schools in eight states with varied policy contexts. It assesses the characteristics of charter schools' students, their effectiveness in raising student achievement and promoting graduation and college entry, and their competitive effects on student achievement in traditional public schools.
Charter Schools In Eight States
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Author : Ron W. Zimmer
language : en
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 2009
Charter Schools In Eight States written by Ron W. Zimmer and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Education categories.
The first U.S. charter school opened in 1992, and the scale of the charter movement has since grown to 4,000 schools and more than a million students in 40 states plus the District of Columbia. With this growth has also come a contentious debate about the effects of the schools on their own students and on students in nearby traditional public schools (TPSs). In recent years, research has begun to inform this debate, but many of the key outcomes have not been adequately examined, or have been examined in only a few states. Do the conflicting conclusions of different studies reflect real differences in effects driven by variation in charter laws and policies? Or do they reflect differences in research approaches --some of which may be biased? This book examines four primary research questions: (1) What are the characteristics of students transferring to charter schools? (2) What effect do charter schools have on test-score gains for students who transfer between TPSs and charter schools? (3) What is the effect of attending a charter high school on the probability of graduating and of entering college? (4) What effect does the introduction of charter schools have on test scores of students in nearby TPSs?
Charter Schools In Eight States
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Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2009
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The first U.S. charter school opened in 1992, and the scale of the charter movement has since grown to 4,000 schools and more than a million students in 40 states plus the District of Columbia. With this growth has also come a contentious debate about the effects of the schools on their own students and on students in nearby traditional public schools (TPSs). In recent years, research has begun to inform this debate, but many of the key outcomes have not been adequately examined, or have been examined in only a few states. Do the conflicting conclusions of different studies reflect real differences in effects driven by variation in charter laws and policies; or do they reflect differences in research approaches -- some of which may be biased? This book examines four primary research questions: (1) What are the characteristics of students transferring to charter schools? (2) What effect do charter schools have on test-score gains for students who transfer between TPSs and charter schools? (3) What is the effect of attending a charter high school on the probability of graduating and of entering college? (4) What effect does the introduction of charter schools have on test scores of students in nearby TPSs?
Choices And Challenges
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Author : Priscilla Wohlstetter
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Choices And Challenges written by Priscilla Wohlstetter and has been published by Harvard Education Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Education categories.
As charter schools enter their third decade, research in this key sector remains overwhelmingly contradictory and confused. Many studies are narrowly focused; some do not meet the standards for high-quality academic research. In this definitive work, Wohlstetter and her colleagues isolate and distill the high-quality research on charter schools to identify the contextual and operational factors that influence these schools’ performances. The authors examine the track record of the charter sector in light of the wide range of goals set for these schools in state authorizing legislation—at the classroom level, the level of the school community, and system-wide. In particular, they show how the evolution of the charter movement has shaped research questions and findings. By highlighting what we know about the conditions for success in charter schools, the authors make a significant contribution to current debates in policy and practice, both within the charter sector and in the larger landscape of public education.
Successful Charter Schools
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Author : U. S. Department of Education
language : en
Publisher: International Law & Taxation Pub
Release Date : 2004-12-01
Successful Charter Schools written by U. S. Department of Education and has been published by International Law & Taxation Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-01 with Education categories.
Twelve years after the first charter school was launched, the charter school movement is now entering its adolescence. Like many pre-teens, it's had its share of growing pains, but I am confident that it is about to hit a growth spurt. That is because charter schools are enormously popular with their primary clients --parents and students-- and because they are starting to show promising results in terms of student achievement. The basic tenets of charter schools-give them room to be innovative, hold them accountable for results, and let parents decide if they meet the needs of their children --are perfectly aligned with the historic No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which also focuses on accountability for results in return for more flexibility, and with providing more options for parents than ever before. One of the promises of charter schools is that they can serve as laboratories of innovation --they can be public education's "R&D" arm. Because they have greater autonomy than traditional public schools, and since they tend to attract pioneering educators, they can try out new approaches to education that, if proven effective, can be transplanted back into the larger public education system. It is in this spirit that we highlight eight of the most successful charter schools in the United States. These schools were chosen after an exhaustive national search. They were primarily selected because they have demonstrated success over time in boosting student achievement. Surely many more charter schools could have been identified, and these should not be considered "the best" charter schools in the nation. Nevertheless, they are among the best, and each has much to teach other charterschools --and traditional public schools-- about teaching and learning, management strategies, staff development, and many other topics.
The State Of Charter Schools
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
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The Basics Of Charter Schools
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Author : Judith B. Saks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
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This report attempts to present a balanced discussion of several key issues in the charter school movement. Its goal is to help school board members, especially those in urban districts, assess the record of charter schools so far, and understand the complexity of the issues involved. The first chapter presents a brief legislative history of the movement and explains why the movement has attracted bipartisan political support. Chapter 2, "The National Landscape," describes variations in state law that are crucial to understanding the charter school movement. "Research Results," Chapter 3, finds that answers to the critical question of whether charter schools work are not readily forthcoming, both because the movement is young and because of uncertainty about ways to measure achievement. Chapter 4 offers "A Case Study of San Diego Charters" to show charter schools in the eighth largest urban school district in the United States. In Chapter 5, "The Impact of Charter Schools in School Reform," it is noted that as yet there is little hard evidence of systemic school reform as a result of the charter school movement. Chapter 6, "Teacher Union Response to Charter Schools," discusses changes in the unions' position from opposition to cautious acceptance of charter schools. Chapter 7 examines "The Role of School Boards in Existing Charter Laws" and discusses the importance of the exercise of school board authority over charter schools. Chapter 8 presents the perspectives of the National School Boards Association and its Council of Urban Boards of Education. These organizations suggest that charter schools are promising reform efforts, but not a panacea for problems in public education. (Contains 2 charts and 34 references.) (SLD)
The State Of Charter Schools
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language : en
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Release Date : 1999
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The State Of Charter Schools 2000
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language : en
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2000
The State Of Charter Schools 2000 written by and has been published by U.S. Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Charter schools categories.
The state of charter schools provides information on an annual basis about the growth and characteristics of charter schools in the United States. The information is based on a national study of charter schools funded by OERI which is the leading study of charter schools. The reports include information about charter school legislation, the number and characteristics of charter schools, the characteristics of students attending charter schools, and the challenges faced by charter schools in starting and managing the schools. Reports have been widely disseminated, including release by the White House, and frequent use by the media.
A National Study Of Charter Schools
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language : en
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Release Date : 1998
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At the recommendation of Congress, the U.S. Department of Education is sponsoring a National Study of Charter Schools. This document is summary of the second-year report of this study. The second-year report presents information about charter schools for the 1996-97 school year and is based on a telephone survey designed to collect data from all operational charter schools. The executive summary offers an overview of the report's focus, and it details the growth trends of charter schools. It looks at the states' role in charter schools and discusses key legislative features that dictate the number and types of charter schools that are created within each state. Some characteristics of charter schools are given, such as their size, their nontraditional configurations, and their history. Profiles of students who attend these schools are offered, along with details on how these schools have similar racial/ethnic distribution, how they are similarity to other district schools, and how they serve students of color and low-income students. Some of the reasons why charter schools are started are given, along with some of the factors that attract parents to these schools. The summary closes with a description of some of the challenges facing those who wish to start a charter school. (RJM)
