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Direct linkMontemayor, Karla Paola – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Throughout the past five to ten years in South Texas, there was a high demand for opening charter schools. Charter schools became the innovative educational reform that provided a plausible solution of schooling other than traditional public schools in South Texas. As of 2014-2015, there were 689 charter schools in Texas serving 238,091 students,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Traditional Schools, Educational Change
Woods, Bonita K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
National mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the state of Texas standardized system of accountability pressures educators to provide optimum educational experiences for our students. The momentous challenge is not just to educate students who can compete in the 21st century global society but to prepare them for the most…
Descriptors: State Standards, Accountability, Readiness, Teacher Student Relationship
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Download full textPenning, Francisco; Slate, John R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
In this article we analyzed the literature regarding charter schools in the State of Texas. We specifically examined the evolution of the charter school movement in Texas. Moreover, data regarding the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of charter schools in Texas were discussed. Our overview of Texas charter schools, given their widespread presence in…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational History, School Effectiveness, Governance
Coopersmith, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study was designed to investigate the effects of the year-round calendar on student performance in Texas middle schools as measured by achievement on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. In the State of Texas, 15 schools served students in grades six through eight using the year-round calendar in 2009-2010. The 15…
Descriptors: Year Round Schools, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Achievement Tests
Carpenter, Dick M., II – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Most discussions of charter schools assume that they are monolithic. While the media, researchers, and policymakers are obsessed with comparing charters to traditional public schools, there's been little interest in comparing different types of charter schools to one another--until now. This study--the first of its kind--categorizes the nation's…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Classification, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment
Hinojosa, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Open enrollment charter schools are monitored and accredited under the statewide testing and accountability system, just like traditional public schools. Accountability is critical for charter schools because if these schools do not improve student achievement they are at risk of having their charter terminated. As of the most recent publication…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, High Schools, Charter Schools, Nontraditional Education
