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Chapman, Thandeka K.; Antrop-Gonzalez, Rene – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: The lack of court-ordered support for race-based policies that maintain and create integrated schools has forced communities of color to seek other avenues to obtain equitable education, such as school choice. Individual states and the federal government, as seen in grant provisions through the American Reinvestment and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Race, School Choice
Briggs, Derek C. – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2009
"Charter Schools in Eight States" uses longitudinal data from eight states to evaluate the effects of charter schools on achievement, attainment, integration, and competition. The findings are mixed. "Achievement": The study examines seven jurisdictions and finds insignificant effects on reading and math performance in five,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness