Author: Elaine B. MoreheadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charter schools
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A Survey of Charter Schools and an Analysis of New Jersey Charter School Legislation
Author: Elaine B. MoreheadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charter schools
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A National Study of Charter Schools
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charter schools
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
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)
A Study of New Jersey Charter School Board of Trustees' Perceptions Regarding Charter Schools Legislations' Effect on Leadership Behavior
Author: Peter J. RighiPublisher:
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Category : Charter schools
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
ED-sponsored Charter School Research and Demonstration Programs
Author: An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in New Jersey
Author: National Alliance for Public Charter SchoolsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
In spring of 2012, the New Jersey Charter Schools Association, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect evidence that would accurately portray both the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average spending for facilities out of charter schools' operating budgets in New Jersey. Collectively, the results described in this report provide evidence that charter school students in New Jersey do not have access to facilities and amenities comparable to those accessed by traditional public school students. In order to ensure that the recommendations of this effort were research-based and supported by reliable data, Hutton Architecture Studio consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable expectations for school facilities' size and amenities. Given the alignment of the Facilities Initiative and the goals and data needs of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Charter Schools Program (CSP), ED procured additional state surveys, including New Jersey. The National Charter School Resource Center at American Institutes for Research (AIR) is subcontracting with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to collect the data on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education for Idaho (ED561933), Massachusetts (ED561929), Michigan (ED561921), and New Jersey. This report is based on survey, enrollment, and operating revenue data collected for the 2011-2012 school year. Results presented in this report are based on data from the 72 percent of New Jersey's charter schools that completed all or part of a comprehensive facility survey. Appended are: (1) Methodology; and (2) School Facility Standards.
Charter School Outcomes
Author: Mark BerendsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351572199
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice, a research consortium headed by Vanderbilt University, this volume examines the growth and outcomes of the charter school movement. Starting in 1992-93 when the nation’s first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the movement has now spread to 40 states and the District of Columbia and by 2005-06 enrolled 1,040,536 students in 3,613 charter schools. The purpose of this volume is to help monitor this fast-growing movement by compiling, organizing and making available some of the most rigorous and policy-relevant research on K-12 charter schools. Key features of this important new book include: Expertise – The National Center on School Choice includes internationally known scholars from the following institutions: Harvard University, Brown University, Stanford University, Brookings Institution, National Bureau of Economic Research and Northwest Evaluation Association. Cross-Disciplinary – The volume brings together material from related disciplines and methodologies that are associated with the individual and systemic effects of charter schools. Coherent Structure – Each section begins with a lengthy introduction that summarizes the themes and major findings of that section. A summarizing chapter by Mark Schneider, the Commissioner of the National Center on Educational Statistics, concludes the book. This volume is appropriate for researchers, instructors and graduate students in education policy programs and in political science and economics, as well as in-service administrators, policy makers, and providers.
A Study of Charter Schools
Author: Charter School Operations and Performance
Author: Ron ZimmerPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833034146
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Analyzes an array of issues pertaining to accessibility, student achievement, governance, and operation of charter schools in California. Four specific research questions were investigated: (1) What population of students attends charter schools? (2) Is student achievement higher in charter schools than in conventional public schools? (3) What oversight and support do the chartering authorities provide? (4) How do charter schools differ from their conventional public school counterparts in terms of their operation, including finances, academic achievement, and staffing?
The Charter School Roadmap
Author: Education Commission of the StatesPublisher: Department of Education
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
To provide policymakers, practitioners, and other education leaders with the knowledge needed to consider the issues surrounding charter schools, a survey of these schools is offered. The text opens with an overview of charter-school basics, including the types of schools that are permissible and the legal status of charter schools. It analyzes the students served by charters and provides data on the total number of charter schools and the students attending them. How to sponsor a charter school, including the appeals process, is described, along with finance and fundraising, the funding approach, per-pupil expenditure, startup costs, facilities, temporary financial assistance, noninstructional services, and transportation. Issues of autonomy are described, such as waivers and control of budget, and information on oversight, renewal, and revocation is discussed. Details are also provided on teachers and staff, including teacher certification, salaries, pensions and benefits, and collective bargaining. Three appendices provide legislative examples of charters, list charter-school resources, and give a state-by-state analysis of charter-school laws. (RJM)
Choices and Challenges
Author: Priscilla WohlstetterPublisher: Harvard Education Press
ISBN: 1612505430
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
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.