Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter Public School Laws. Eighth Edition

Autor/inn/en	Ziebarth, Todd; Palmer, Louann Bierlein; Schultz, Emily
Institution	National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Titel	Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter Public School Laws. Eighth Edition
Quelle	(2017), (128 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Charter Schools; Public Schools; School Law; State Legislation; Educational Legislation; Educational Trends; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht; Landesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bildungsentwicklung; USA
Abstract	This eighth edition of "Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws" presents the latest activity in charter public school legislation across the country. This year's rankings are the first that measure each state's charter school law against the National Alliance's revised model charter school law, "A New Model Law for Supporting the Growth of High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition" (ED581588), and account for these key updates: (1) providing more equitable support to charter school students; (2) increased attention on flexibility for charter schools; and (3) strengthening accountability for charter schools and their authorizers. Some highlights include: (1) Indiana has the nation's strongest charter school law for the second year in a row; (2) Washington became the newest addition to the rankings in 2017, having passed legislation that re-established its charter school law; (3) The Top 10 includes a mixture of states with more mature movements (Indiana at No. 1, Minnesota at No. 3, Colorado at No. 5, New York at No. 6, Florida at No. 8, and Louisiana at No. 9) and states with newer movements (Alabama at No. 2, Washington at No. 4, Maine at No. 7, and Mississippi at No. 10). This variety in the Top 10 speaks to the fact that many states continue to strengthen their laws based on what's working (and what's not working) and that states newer to the movement rely heavily on those lessons learned so they do not repeat the mistakes of the states that came before them; and (4) Maryland has the nation's weakest charter school law, ranking No. 44 (out of 44). While Maryland's current law does not cap charter school growth, it allows only local school district authorizers and provides little autonomy, insufficient accountability, and inequitable funding to charter schools. Rounding out the bottom five states are Wyoming (No. 40), Iowa (No. 41), Alaska (No. 42), and Kansas (No. 43). Appended to the report is: Methodological Details. [To view the seventh edition, see ED568904.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. 1101 15th Street NW Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-289-2700; Fax: 202-289-4009; e-mail: contact@publiccharters.org; Web site: http://www.publiccharters.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11