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.
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 CMOs face.
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.
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.
In this overview of the 2009 edition of Hopes, Fears, & Reality Robin Lake explores whether attention from President Barack Obama and his Department of Education will help move charters from the margins to the mainstream.
In this chapter Katherine Merseth of Harvard University looks at charter schools as an important new model for urban schooling, outlining the essential components found in a number of high-performing Boston charter schools.
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