Many of
the charter schools in our study aspire to boost minority achievement, so a natural benchmark for charter effectiveness is the black - white test score gap.
«All of
the charter schools in the study either outperformed or showed no statistical difference when compared to traditional schools,» the report read.
«The large samples of
charter schools in these studies precluded using lotteries to estimate effects,» she said.
Not exact matches
The state has revoked the teaching license of Christopher Fisher, 31, who was a social
studies instructor at Quantum High, a
charter school in Boynton...
Charter schools in New York City receive almost $ 5,000 less per student each year than traditional
schools, according to a
study to be released today by researchers at the University of Arkansas.
The IBO
study estimated the per student cost for
charters located
in city facilities was $ 16,011 compared to $ 16,660 for district public
schools — or $ 449 less.
Charter schools offered free space
in city educational facilities are actually a bargain for New York taxpayers, a new
study shows.
A new
study says that on average, New York City
charter school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning
in reading and 63 more days
in math each year, compared with similar students
in traditional public
schools.
Until it assumed a university status
in September 2008 following the receipt of a Presidential
Charter, the
school was called Institute of Professional
Studies (IPS).
An Independent Budget Office
study suggested that
charter schools actually get more overall aid than regular public
schools when factoring
in the free rent or subsidy they receive from the city.
In September, parents and teachers in the building's three district schools — the School for International Studies, the Brooklyn School for Global Studies and District 75's PS 368 — saw that the charter school had new light fixtures and complained that the charter had received preferential treatmen
In September, parents and teachers
in the building's three district schools — the School for International Studies, the Brooklyn School for Global Studies and District 75's PS 368 — saw that the charter school had new light fixtures and complained that the charter had received preferential treatmen
in the building's three district
schools — the
School for International Studies, the Brooklyn School for Global Studies and District 75's PS 368 — saw that the charter school had new light fixtures and complained that the charter had received preferential trea
School for International
Studies, the Brooklyn
School for Global Studies and District 75's PS 368 — saw that the charter school had new light fixtures and complained that the charter had received preferential trea
School for Global
Studies and District 75's PS 368 — saw that the
charter school had new light fixtures and complained that the charter had received preferential trea
school had new light fixtures and complained that the
charter had received preferential treatment.
The public
schools in eight states — Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Utah — and the
charter schools in a number of others, for example, recognize the guided self -
study program of the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence.
In the current study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school year
In the current
study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students
in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school year
in Ohio who attended a traditional public
school,
charter school, or an online
charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13
school years.
Despite dramatic growth
in enrollment
in online
charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as those
in brick - and - mortar
charter and public
schools, finds a
study by NYU's Steinhardt
School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and RAND Corporation.
Online
charter school enrollment grew around 60 percent during the period
studied, from approximately 22,000 students
in 2010 to over 35,000 students
in 2013, with high
schools making up the majority of online
charter enrollment.
Low - income minority adolescents who were admitted to high - performing public
charter high
schools in Los Angeles were significantly less likely to engage
in risky health behaviors than their peers who were not admitted to those
schools, according to a new UCLA - led
study.
«Over the years, a program that is similar to those employed
in private
charter schools has been implemented, but the results of this
study can not be extrapolated to those
schools because it is not clear that they have the same level of teachers prepared to implement the program,» the professor states.
It has also reviewed hundreds of thousands of reports to aid
in distinguishing the best - quality research from weaker work, including
studies on such subjects as the effectiveness of
charter schools and merit pay for teachers, which have informed the ongoing debate about these issues.
In examining the causes of charter school closures in the United States, former National Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studie
In examining the causes of
charter school closures in the United States, former National Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he s
charter school closures
in the United States, former National Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studie
in the United States, former National
Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he s
Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported
in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studie
in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal
in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studie
in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he
studied.
The United Federation of Teachers Elementary
Charter School has declined to participate
in the
study so far, but it does not yet have any students
in test - taking grades.
Ron Zimmer, of the RAND Corporation, and two colleagues
studied the impact of
charters in Michigan, one of the most
chartered states
in the nation, and determined that private
schools were taking as big a hit as traditional public
schools because of
charters.
The
study included 1,205 students at five urban middle
schools in the same
charter system.
In four studies, charter school programs that produce impressive test score gains appear to yield no or little improvement in educational attainmen
In four
studies,
charter school programs that produce impressive test score gains appear to yield no or little improvement
in educational attainmen
in educational attainment.
CREDO had done a national
study that found more
charters doing badly compared to their feeder
schools from the traditional public sector, and an NBER
study in New York City found substantially better performance of
charters versus traditional public
schools.
The decade between 1999 and 2009 saw a dramatic expansion
in CMO
schools, with increases of approximately 20 percent per year, a higher growth rate than seen by independent
charter schools, according to a recent
study by Mathematica Policy Research.
Five years of
studies on
charter schools prove they are meeting the needs of traditionally underserved children and forcing regular public
schools to change for the better, the Center for Education Reform concludes
in a report released last week.
The [RAND]
study determined that
in five of the seven locales, the movement of black students to
charter schools meant these students attended more segregated
schools (Zimmer, et al., 2009; see also Bifulco & Ladd, 2007).
[5] This central finding, together with our
study, only reinforces our ultimate conclusion: it is critical to consider what kinds of choices we are offering families
in urban, suburban and rural areas across the country, and
in charter or traditional public
schools alike.
Rather, we found that the particular
charter schools in the Boston area (especially those that were part of the lottery
study) seem to be having large impacts on student achievement.
The New York Center for Autism
Charter School is not included
in the
study because it serves a very special population and is not compatible with many elements of the
study.
In studying charter schools nationally, Paul Hill of the University of Washington observed in 2008 that, while money doesn't assure educational success, it's needed to innovate successfull
In studying charter schools nationally, Paul Hill of the University of Washington observed
in 2008 that, while money doesn't assure educational success, it's needed to innovate successfull
in 2008 that, while money doesn't assure educational success, it's needed to innovate successfully.
Our
study data are collected as follows: First, the information from each
charter school application is sent to the New York City Department of Education for inclusion
in its administrative database.
In a recent
study called «Sector Switchers: Why Catholic
Schools Convert to Charters and What Happens Next,» Andrew Kelly and I examined a set of schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable
Schools Convert to
Charters and What Happens Next,» Andrew Kelly and I examined a set of
schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable
schools that tried to get the best of both educational worlds by «converting» from Catholic
schools to charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable
schools to
charter schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable
schools when their enrollment dipped below sustainable levels.
The
study reported here thus differs from virtually all other published research on
charter schools in its reliance on experimental methods to determine the
schools» effectiveness.
Because most students enter
charter schools before the 3rd grade when state - mandated testing begins, only 36 percent of applicants
in our
study have prior test scores on record and this group is not representative of all applicants.
Brandon Wiley is the Director of Asia Society's International
Studies Schools Network, a design - driven network of 34 public and charter schools, located in eight states, focused on nurturing students to be globally competent and college and career
Schools Network, a design - driven network of 34 public and
charter schools, located in eight states, focused on nurturing students to be globally competent and college and career
schools, located
in eight states, focused on nurturing students to be globally competent and college and career ready.
EN: Some
studies have shown
charter schools in Florida are no better than the district - operated
schools.
In the months following the
study's release, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino both revised their positions on
charter schools.
Boston's oversubscribed
charter schools are of particular interest, as multiple studies have exploited the lottery admissions process to document the schools» effectiveness in raising student test scores (see «Boston and the Charter School Cap,» features, Winter
charter schools are of particular interest, as multiple
studies have exploited the lottery admissions process to document the
schools» effectiveness
in raising student test scores (see «Boston and the
Charter School Cap,» features, Winter
Charter School Cap,» features, Winter 2014).
The
schools that agreed to participate
in the
study included 22 open - enrollment district
schools, five oversubscribed
charter schools, two exam
schools to which students are admitted based on their grades and standardized test scores, and three
charter schools that were not oversubscribed at the time the 8th - grade students
in our
study were admitted.
Eleven
studies have examined whether
charter schools will have positive or negative indirect effects on students
in district public
schools.
These charges seemed odd, given that the best
studies available on the subject — from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)-- show that Michigan
charter students make large academic gains relative to similar students at district
schools, particularly
in Detroit.
Margaret Raymond, director of CREDO at Stanford University, sits down with Paul Peterson to discuss CREDO's latest
study on
charter schools in New York City.
In studying the simple and immensely practical question of how
charter schools handle teacher retirement when state law allows them to opt out of the state's pension system, Podgursky and Olberg examine just how much rethinking
charters are doing when it comes to the familiar, expensive, and binding routines of
schooling — and what lessons that holds for
schools more broadly.
• More than half of the
charter kids
studied live
in poverty — higher than the traditional public
school rate.
In our
study, we assigned states without
charter school laws a CER law strength score of 0.
In Public Impact's latest Opportunity Culture case study, Touchstone Education: New Charter With Experienced Leader Learns From Extending Teachers» Reach, we look at how this teacher, Tiffany McAfee, led the school's teachers in their focus on literacy, and how the school combined her leadership with online instructio
In Public Impact's latest Opportunity Culture case
study, Touchstone Education: New
Charter With Experienced Leader Learns From Extending Teachers» Reach, we look at how this teacher, Tiffany McAfee, led the
school's teachers
in their focus on literacy, and how the school combined her leadership with online instructio
in their focus on literacy, and how the
school combined her leadership with online instruction.
Our survey results are quite consistent with these ethnographic
studies, and suggest that
charter schools generally fall somewhere
in between those
in the district and private sectors.
The
study, «Leveraging Local Innovation: The Case of Michigan's
Charter Schools,» found that the schools have mostly seized on innovative practices already in use for years in regular public schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of the
Schools,» found that the
schools have mostly seized on innovative practices already in use for years in regular public schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of the
schools have mostly seized on innovative practices already
in use for years
in regular public
schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of the
schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of their own.
This is a remarkable document, covering
in extensive detail the design and results of dozens of
charter school studies from recent years.