I utilize longitudinal data covering all public school students in Florida to study the
performance of charter schools and their competitive impact on traditional public schools …

School absenteeism is a pervasive and difficult problem faced by mental health and school-
based professionals. Even in mild forms, school absenteeism has been shown to be a …

How can the education of our nation's children be improved? Vouchers and charter schools
aim to improve education by providing families with more choice in the schooling of their …

When charter schools first arrived on the American educational scene, few observers
suspected that within two decades thousands of these schools would be established …

In the national effort to improve educational achievement, urban districts offer the greatest
challenge as they often serve the most disadvantaged students. Many urban leaders …

How have charter schools in Wisconsin performed relative to traditional public schools? Two
analyses provide an answer: First, a comparison of achievement test scores for students in …

The school choice debate evokes compelling arguments by advocates and opponents alike.
As the controversy continues, urban school districts are losing significant resources to …

This is the second annual report from the National Charter School Research Project
(NCSRP) at the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. Like …

Assigned with the rather daunting task of writing about the “social context of charter schools”
for this handbook, I read and analyzed two broad bodies of literature. Th e fi rst focused on …

Perhaps the most significant challenge facing our society today is the need to dramatically
increase the number of Americans who graduate high school and go on to earn …