ERIC Number: ED609796
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 52
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Sullivan, Hannah; Zhang, Ying; DeBoer, Aubrey
National Charter School Resource Center
A school facility's quality and accessibility have important impacts on schools' functionality to serve as places of high-quality education. While these challenges are familiar to most schools in the United States, charter schools are responsible for acquiring and paying for their educational facilities, a responsibility that local school districts usually complete for traditional public schools. This report is designed to inform the public of the current state of charter school facilities, focusing on areas directly related to school operations: (1) access to facilities, including facility acquisition and ownership; and (2) facility funding and financing. It begins with a description of the role charter schools play within the U.S. public school system and a broader discussion of public school facilities in the United States. Next, it describes charter schools' access to suitable facilities, including the processes related to charter facilities acquisition. In addition, it discusses the mechanisms used to fund and finance charter school facilities. Lastly, the report concludes with a discussion of four key findings relevant to the current state of charter school facilities and identifies gaps in the existing literature where further research is needed.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Facilities, Public Schools, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Ownership, State Programs, Federal Programs, Credit (Finance), School Buildings
National Charter School Resource Center. 4340 East-West Highway Suite 1100 Bethesda, MD 20814. Tel: 301-828-1515; Web site: https://charterschoolcenter.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Community
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC); Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG); WestEd
Grant or Contract Numbers: GS10F0201T