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Direct linkBeese, Jane; Martin, Jennifer – Urban Education, 2020
The privatization of public funds for education through school choice programs has fueled the expansion of virtual online charter schools. This redirection of funds contributes to the idea that virtual school success is comparable or even superior to the performance of traditional public schools. The schools most adversely affected are the schools…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness
Chambers, Stefanie; Michelson, Melissa R. – Urban Education, 2020
We examine the views of low-income urban parents toward their neighborhood school. Policymakers must understand the attitudes of these individuals, particularly because they represent some of the most vulnerable groups in our education system. As national education policies have made it easier for parents to choose schools, attention has…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Low Income Groups, Parent Attitudes, Neighborhood Schools
Grooms, Ain A.; Williams, Sheneka M. – Urban Education, 2015
Magnet schools were originally created to attract a diverse student population. Using data from the 23 magnet schools in St. Louis, this longitudinal study is twofold: first, to review the performance outcomes of the magnet schools across a 5-year period, between 2005-2006 and 2009-2010, and second, to examine whether the magnet schools are…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Longitudinal Studies, School Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
Yettick, Holly – Urban Education, 2016
If school choice programs are to provide any degree of equitable access to educational opportunities, then useful information about academic quality needs to be available to all participants, not just those who hob knob with the school board members or chat with the superintendent over the backyard fence. This study draws upon a unique data set to…
Descriptors: School Choice, Information Utilization, Educational Quality, Information Sources
Okpala, Comfort O.; Bell, Genniver C.; Tuprah, Kwami – Urban Education, 2007
This policy study examined the differences in student achievement scores in reading and mathematics in selected public middle schools of choice and in traditional public middle schools with similar demographics and socioeconomic characteristics in a southeastern school district in North Carolina during the 1997-1998, 1998-1999, and 1999-2000…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Traditional Schools, Academic Achievement, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedLeonard, Jacqueline – Urban Education, 2002
Examined how one urban charter school struggled during its first year to overcome several barriers, such as the initial small facility, limited curricula, and strained teacher-administrator relationships, to become a cohesive team that nurtured a unique community of learners. Case study data indicated that keys to success included teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Charter Schools, Elementary Education
