ERIC Number: ED624544
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 8
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A Summary of the Charter Authorizer Accountability Report 2012-13. Policy Brief
Reyes, Pedro; Alexander, Celeste
Texas Education Research Center
In Senate Bill (SB) 2 (83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013), the Texas Legislature added Texas Education Code (TEC) § 12.1013 (a)-(d). This legislation required that charter school performance to be compared to comparable traditional public schools. This report responds to that mandate, using Texas' P-20/Workforce Repository data for the 2012-13 school year. In particular, the following summary reviews descriptive results comparing charter school types to matched traditional public schools on four Performance Indices and student mobility, then specifically highlights Alternative Education Accountability charter schools. The Performance Indices were first introduced in 2013 and include: (1) Student Achievement; (2) Student Progress; (3) Closing Performance Gaps; and (4) Postsecondary Readiness. [Contributing authors include: Cynthia Juniper, Matt Farber, and Cheryl Wilkinson.]
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Progress Monitoring, Achievement Tests, Achievement Gap, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Elementary Secondary Education, Open Enrollment
Texas Education Research Center. University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg #137 TCB, Rm 1.143A, L4500, Austin, TX 78758; Tel: 512-471-4528; Web site: https://texaserc.utexas.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Texas Education Research Center
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
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