School Finance Systems and Their Responsiveness to Performance Pressures: A Case Study of Texas
New accountability systems require that states and districts accomplish something never accomplished before—ensuring that all students meet state standards. This report explores how these expectations have altered resource decisions in Texas.
Out of the Box: Fundamental Change in School Funding
How might money be used in a more productive system? This working paper imagines a public educational system in which it is possible to link benefits received with costs borne.
Inside Charter Schools: A Systematic Look at Our Nation’s Charter Schools
This is the introductory report from the “Inside Charter Schools” initiative, a multi-year, federally funded study of the people and work of charter schools.
Opening Doors: How Low-Income Parents Search for the Right School
Researchers with CRPE’s Doing School Choice Right initiative determine what drives the school-choice decisions made by 800 low- to moderate-income families in three cities.
Hopes, Fears, and Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006
This edition of Hopes, Fears, & Reality explores some of the most controversial issues facing the charter school movement and the implications of continued growth for leading players in the charter school debates.
Brief: Charter School Data: What States Collect, State Data, and Implications for Research
This brief summarizes which charter school data states collect and how the limitations of those data impact the quality of charter school research. The data in this brief were collected as part of the research for Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006
The Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions: Results of a Symposium
The National Charter School Research Project and the Progressive Policy Institute convened a meeting of local, state, and national leaders from both the charter school and teachers union communities to address ongoing battles between teachers unions and charter schools. This report summarizes this unusual meeting.
No Longer the Only Game in Town: Helping Traditional Public Schools Compete
This report reveals how two very different school districts, Milwaukee and Dayton, are affected by and responding to the pressures of school choice.
High-Quality Charter Schools at Scale in Big Cities: Results of a Symposium
This report summarizes a meeting of leaders from charter management organizations, school districts, and foundations to address the question of charter expansion and provides concrete recommendations for those interested in creating a more hospitable environment for charter school growth in cities or nationwide.
Boosting Student Achievement: The Impact of Comprehensive School Reform on Student Achievement
This paper investigates the effects of implementing CSR models on student achievement.