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Ch. 4 – Improving State and Local Assessments of Charter School Performance (HFR ’06)

This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006 shows how states can get an honest picture of how charter schools are performing under their laws.

Ch. 5 – Charter Authorizing: It’s a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It (HFR ’06)

This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006 reports on the preliminary results from a study of the agencies that authorize new charter schools and assess their...

Ch. 6 – A Better Way: Measuring Charter School Success and Failure (HFR ’06)

This chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006 shows how public officials, citizens, and the press can move beyond the preoccupation with test scores to begin assessing...

Ch. 7 – Calculating Graduation Rates: A New Challenge for Charter Schools (HFR ’06)

In this chapter of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006, Mary Beth Celio contemplates the challenge of fairly measuring charter school graduation rates—an important, but rarely tracked metric...

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...

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...

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...

Key Issues in Studying Charter Schools and Achievement: A Review and Suggestions for National Guidelines

This white paper from the Charter School Achievement Consensus Panel examines the existing research on student achievement in charter schools and details how future research could be improved.