Charter school school enrollment has grown nationally in recent years, particularly over the past decade. Nearly 3.7 million students were enrolled in charter schools during the 2021-2022 school year, or about 7% of all public school students, according to NCES. That's up from about 2 million ...
Understanding Charter Schools.Understanding Charter Schools.The article discusses charter schools in the U.S. A study from Stanford University found that 37% of charter schools underperformed public schools, while just 17% delivered superior performance. A key reason is that foundering charter schools ...
This study compares the reading and mathematics proficiency of charter school students to that of their fellow students in neighboring public schools. Ninety-nine percent of all elementary students in charter schools are included in the study. The charter schools are compared to the schools that thei...
US charter schools experience higher rates of teacher turnover than traditional public schools. The purpose of this study was to examine charter principals' professional dispositions and practices that might contribute to teacher turnover. Specifically we asked – How do charter school principal ...
Achievement in Charter Schools and Regular Public Schools in the United States: Understanding the Differences," Department of Economics, Harvard Uni- versity, mimeo, 2004.Caroline M. Hoxby, "Achievement in Charter Schools and Regular Public Schools in the United States: Understanding ...
My local “government” (San Diego County/Chula Vista (a “Smart” Charter City) Just handed over a 5 year contract to a local Private Club- allowing them 24/7 “exclusive use” to LOCK an outdoor public facility in a Public Park (Rohr Park)(Bonita CA). This club uses the facility ...
School type Public 292 (53%) 796 (56%) Charter 258 (47%) 629 (44%) Town size 2000–10,000 39 (7%) 117 (8%) >10,000–50,000 122 (22%) 371 (26%) >50,000–100,000 174 (32%) 193 (13.5%) >100,000–250,000 133 (24%) 412 (29%) >250,000 82 (15%) 332 (23%) ...
Parents using the public school system in the U.S. had little choice where to send their children to school as recently as a few decades ago. The rise ofcharter schoolschanged the education marketplace and provided new options, even for parents without the means or desire to send their stud...
Educational administration Teacher retention| The missing link in understanding charter schools NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Suzanne Carothers SchulmanRussTeacher retention problems in non-charter public schools are at the root of apparent teacher shortages, and are linked to poor student performance. The charter ...
Charter schools are "autonomous, publicly funded entities that operate on the basis of a contract between the individual and/or group (e.g., teachers, parents, others) which organizes the school and a sponsor (typically local or state education boards or districts)" (Lavine, 1994, p. 8)....