School choice is increasingly the new normal in urban education. But in cities with multiple public school options, how can civic leaders create a choice system that works for all families, whether they choose a charter or district school? To answer this question, CRPE has been studying the opportunities and challenges in “high-choice” cities. We have interviewed civic and education leaders and surveyed parents to identify challenges like uneven school quality and lack of transportation. We’ve also studied ways cities can overcome barriers, such as unified enrollment and common accountability systems, to learn what works and what needs to be refined.
Charter schools offer the potential to create high-performing public schools in districts typically plagued by poor student outcomes. Too often, however, the charter school debate is marred by biased research and polemics. Like all important reform efforts, credible research and analysis must accompany innovation. To assess whether charter schools are fulfilling their mission, we rigorously evaluate their performance, costs, and ability to address unique student needs. New data and evidence help innovators across the country collaborate, communicate, and develop best practices.
Too many charter school authorizers aren’t fulfilling their responsibilities in providing adequate oversight for charter schools. This white paper examines the causes and consequences of poor authorizing and proposes how the problem might be fixed....
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 provides overview data of American charter schools based on surveys of state agencies and state charter associations.
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 provides a fresh perspective on the controversy over the academic performance of charter schools, concluding that the results of...
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 identifies philosophical differences within the charter community and reviews the challenges of scaling up high performing charter schools.
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 extracts from California’s experience of the sudden closure of California Charter Academy to suggest how charter authorizers and school...
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 considers how school districts and charter authorizers can make distinctions between charter schools that offer valuable options to students,...
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 explores the details of how to compare charter school and traditional school funding.
This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005 pulls together some of the strands of this volume, looking at the increasing pressure charter schools face to produce...
This debut edition of Hopes, Fears, & Reality provides new data on many aspects of charter schools in the United States and examines issues and controversies surrounding reform.
This working paper examines the potential fiscal impact of charter schools in Washington State, at both the state and local levels.
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