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 …

This article compares charter schools and other public schools in New York State. School
Report Card (SRC) data measuring student, teacher, and school characteristics from the …

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 …

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 …

Charter schools represent an increasingly important form of school choice in the United
States. Charter schools are public schools, with a difference. Compared to traditional public …

This chapter looks at charter school research on student achievement and assesses the
reviews of charter school studies. It argues that research is at a point where authors can …

The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University
conducted a large-scale analysis of the impact of charter schools on student performance …

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 …

The emerging picture of charter schools in the United States indicates that, overall, students
enrolled in charter schools are performing no better on standardized achievement tests than …

Student achievement is central to the policy debate over charter schools. This paper reviews
what is currently known about charter schools' impact on student achievement. After …