Portfolio of Choice: Charter Schools. Brief

Autor/inn/en	Robson, Kelly; Graziano, Lynne; O'Neal Schiess, Jennifer
Institution	National Comprehensive Center (NCC)
Titel	Portfolio of Choice: Charter Schools. Brief
Quelle	(2020), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Charter Schools; School Districts; State Policy; Educational Policy; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Quality; School Law; Public Schools; Enrollment Trends; Low Income Students; African American Students; Special Needs Students; Accountability; School Administration; Misconceptions; Race; Geographic Regions; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; School Effectiveness; Best Practices; Elementary Secondary Education; Minority Group Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Charter school; Charter-Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Verantwortung; Missverständnis; Rasse; Abstammung; Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Schuleffizienz
Abstract	For nearly three decades, charter schools have provided families with a public school alternative to traditional district schools, but they have not been without controversy. Charter schools often come under fire for "privatizing" education, for "creaming" the best students, or for taking money from district schools. The schools themselves--and the policies that govern them--are often misunderstood. The goal of this brief is to provide state policymakers with a clear baseline of information about charter schools: what they are (and are not), how they work, who they serve, and how the policies that shape them can be strengthened to ensure that the students attending charter schools receive a high-quality education. Among the key takeaways are: (1) Forty-five states and Washington, DC, have charter school laws in place; (2) Approximately 6 percent of all public school students nationwide attend a charter school, and enrollment continues to increase at an average annual growth rate of approximately 9 percent; (3) On average, charter schools enroll higher rates of low-income, Black, and Latino students compared to district schools; however, they enroll comparatively smaller rates of students with special needs; and (4) While most traditional public school students live in suburban and rural areas, most charter school students live in cities. This publication is one of seven in a series of briefs on school choice from the National Comprehensive Center. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01