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Charter Colleges: Balancing Freedom and Accountability
Source: Pioneer Institute
Author: Robert O. Berdahl and Terrence J. MacTaggart
Country: United States

Berdahl and MacTaggart apply the charter school idea to public higher education. (Free registration required) (12/99)

Satellite Charter Schools: Addressing the School Facilities Crunch through Public-Private Partnerships
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: Richard C. Seder
Country: United States

The three most serious problems facing newly created charter schools are lack of startup funding, inadequate operating funding, and inadequate facilities. One very attractive solution is to form satellite or workplace charter schools. See also 21114u.pdf. Adobe PDF. (4/99)

The state of school charters 2000: fourth-annual report
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Country: United States

In its fourth-year report on charter schools, The State of Charter Schools 2000, DoEd reported that 421 charter schools opened in the 12 months before September 1999, a 40 percent jump. More than 1,700 charter schools have come into existence since 1991, serving a quarter million students.(1/00)

Charter schools and the long road to education reform
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Country: United States

Charter schools have achieved some success in paving the way for real educational choice, but political opposition in most states has demonstrated that there's still a long way to go. (12/99)

A market-based education system in the making
Source: Center for Market-Based Education
Country: United States

An in-depth examination of the growth, development, and direction of the various charter school programs in the United States. (8/99)

What it takes: starting a charter school
Source: U.S. Charter Schools
Country: United States

Case study of Leadership High School is San Francisco. The studyaims to "capture the key strategies and day-to-day challenges in starting and running a charter school."

An evaluation of charter schools in Los Angeles unified school district
Source: WestEd
Country: United States

The findings and implications of increased flexibility and accountability of charter schools. Adobe PDF. (8/98)

A profile of the leadership needs of charter school founders
Source: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Author: Brett Lane
Country: United States

One goal of this report is to develop a model training program for charter school founders and leaders.

Colorado charter schools evaluation study
Source: Colorado Department of Education
State: CO, Country: United States

Characteristics, status, and performance record of Colorado charter schools. See also 2111eg.pdf. Adobe PDF. (2000)

Arizona's Charter Schools: A Survey of Teachers
Source: Goldwater Institute
Author: Mary Gifford and Timothy Kelley
Country: United States

See also 21114g.pdf, 21114h.pdf, 21114i.pdf, 21114j.pdf. Adobe PDF. (8/96)

Charter Schools Are a Breath of Fresh Air
Source: Goldwater Institute
Author: Randy Kaplan
Country: United States

Opponents of charter schools have blamed the reform for a recent incident in which a teacher got into trouble with the law. But charter schools which are subject to market forces can more easily deal with problem teachers. Adobe PDF. (5/97)

Charter Schools as Seen by Those Who Know Them Best: Students, Teachers and Parents
Source: Hudson Institute
Author: Gregg Vanourek et al.
Country: United States

Though it is not yet possible to evaluate charter schools on test score data, other measures show them to be highly successful. A study of fifty charter schools in ten states shows high satisfaction on the part of all participants. Adobe PDF. (6/97)

Charter school closures
Source: Center for Education Reform
Country: United States

Review of the 10-year-old charter school movement finds that the majority of the few (6.7 percent) charter schools that have closed might have avoided doing so if the education establishment had not interfered. (PDF file) (10/02)

Closure on the issue of charter school closure
Source: The Center for Education Reform
Country: United States

Why charter schools close, when they close; and why the kind of accountability that implies is a plus, not a minus. Should not all schools be "so sufficiently accountable that their lack of progress would lead to their closure"?

Does charter school competition improve traditional public schools?
Source: Manhattan Institute
Author: Paul Teske et al.
Country: United States

Argues that "charter competition has not induced large changes in district-wide operations....[S]tate policies generally cushion districts from the financial effects of departing students. Demographics play a role, too." (6/00)

The evolution of charter schools
Source: Goldwater Institute
Author: Mary Gifford, Karla Phillips, and Melinda Ogle
Country: United States

This report provides case studies of Arizona's five year charter school program and looks at the chartering process. It is available in Adobe PDF. (11/00)

Does charter school attendance improve test scores?
Source: The Goldwater Institute
Author: Lewis Solmon, Kern Paark, and David Garcia
Country: United States

This study examines charter school attendance, and the question of whether or not charter school students perform better then children in traditional public schools. It is available in Adobe PDF. (03/01)

The private can be public: making money at public education
Source: Hoover Institution/Education Matters
Author: John E. Chubb
Country: United States

For those who worry about the unpredictable consequences of vouchers, but who recognize the need to bring competition, choice, and change to public schools, private management offers a very attractive compromise. (Spring 2001)

What the research reveals about charter schools
Source: Center for Education Reform
Country: United States

In this 20-page report,The Center for Education Reform presents 65 research-based studies that draw mainly objective conclusions based on evaluation of data. A hundred more reports and analyses are not included because they tend to be more opinionated and subjective. The answer to the question "what do we know about charter schools?" is: Plenty. (08/01)

Survey of charter schools, 2000-2001
Source: Center for Education Reform
Country: United States

The Center for Education Reform's most recent nationwide survey of charter schools with respoonses from 346 of the more than 2,030 charters operating as of September 2000 for the 2000-2001 school year in 34 states and the District of Columbia

Charter school authorizing: Are states making the grade?
Source: Thomas B Fordham Institute
Author: Louann Bierlein Palmer and Rebecca Gau
Country: United States

Authorizers are crucial to a charter school's success. This study examined each state's structure and policies and assigned a grade to it. (PDF file) (6/03)

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