Charter schools in eight states : effects on achievement, attainment, integration, and competition / / Ron Zimmer [et al.].
Charter schools now exist in 40 states, but the best charter-school studies to date have focused on individual states. This book examines charter schools in eight states with varied policy contexts. It assesses the characteristics of charter schools' students, their effectiveness in raising stu...
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| Superior document: | Rand Corporation monograph series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Students Transferring to Charter Schools; CHAPTER THREE: Student Achievement in Charter Schools; CHAPTER FOUR: Educational Attainment Effects of Charter High Schools; CHAPTER FIVE: Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Student Achievement in Traditional Public Schools; CHAPTER SIX: Implications for Policy and Research; APPENDIX A: Data; APPENDIX B: Chapter Three Regression Results; APPENDIX C: Supporting Data; APPENDIX D: Chapter Five Regression Results; Bibliography