Since the inception of charter schools over a decade ago, policymakers have wanted to
know how charter schools are performing. This is difficult to answer because there is no …

More than 20 years into public charter school implementation, the US experience offers
many lessons to help inform policymakers and others about how to achieve the best …

The charter-school sector in the United States has grown steadily since the first charter
school opened in 1992 and nearly 7,000 charter schools currently serve nearly 3 million …

Central to the charter school theory of action has been the idea that, through various
mechanisms, charter schools would lead to improved student achievement. 1 Education is …

Charter schools have grown in popularity, as both citizens and government officials search
for ways to improve public education in America. Much of the research on charter schools …

In recent years, a series of articles have examined the performance of charter schools with
mixed results. Some of this research has shown that charter school performance varies by …

Charter schools--public schools that are exempt from many of the procedural regulations
that apply to regular public schools--are a widespread but poorly-studied form of education …

Charter schools are largely viewed as a major innovation in the public school landscape, as
they receive more independence from state laws and regulations than do traditional public …

Charter schools have become an increasingly significant aspect of the educational
landscape. After a decade of implementation and research, this article returns to some of the …

In this study, we use data from the largest charter school system in the United States, which
is located in Chicago, to investigate how students' achievement is affected by their attending …