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Charter Schools and Public School Choice

CRPE’s research examines both the promise and the challenges of charter schools and school choice, with a focus on how they can expand opportunity, drive innovation, and better serve diverse student needs. We study charter schools alongside district schools and other models, highlighting lessons that can inform the broader system. New data and evidence help innovators across the country collaborate, communicate, and develop best practices.

In this working paper the authors use student data from Ohio to compare the effectiveness of various types of charter school authorizers.

This brief summarizes the findings and recommendations from a larger report, which finds that many charter schools are unprepared when it comes to leadership turnover.

This report, part of a four-year study of charter school teachers and leaders, finds that many charter schools are unprepared when it comes to leadership turnover.

This study explores the question of teacher turnover in charter schools by surveying newly hired teachers from both traditional and charter schools.

This policy brief summarizes an Inside Charter Schools study on the nature of teacher turnover in charter schools.

This paper, one of a series of papers designed to assist leaders in portfolio district reform efforts, argues that effective, strategic communications policies and practices are a key element of successful portfolio reform.

This brief summarizes the major findings from the National Study of Charter Management Organization (CMO) Effectiveness: Report on Interim Findings.

This interim report from the National Study of CMO Effectiveness explores how CMOs vary according to their theories of action, structural organization, and growth strategies and delves into the ongoing organizational and financial challenges that...

This short policy guide to the book, Unique Schools Serving Unique Students: Charter Schools and Children with Special Needs, summarizes the findings from case studies and parent surveys. The brief identifies policy, research, and investment...

Drawing on an an original survey of hiring practices in charter schools and their local school districts in six-states, this paper offers an exploratory look at how charter schools compete for teachers across local contexts....

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