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Bradley D. Marianno; David S. Woo; Kate Kennedy – Educational Policy, 2024
Although charter schools are frequently afforded flexibility from many state laws that govern traditional public schools, a growing number of charter school teachers have now unionized and introduced collective bargaining to the charter sector. Using data from a detailed content analysis of teacher CBAs from California, we compare the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Unions, Charter Schools, Contracts
Canales, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study sought to determine if public and charter districts within Region One Education Service Center (ESC) are currently leveraging a change management framework. Furthermore, the goal was to determine if the change framework that is potentially being used is one that is effective based on the perspective of the respondents.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Administration, Public Education, Models
Kerri Keller – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Public K-12 education is a one-size-fits-all system that cannot meet the diverse needs of students. When parents choose a school, they look at several criteria unique to their situation and make trade-offs between their preferences based on their needs. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing parents to enroll their…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Parent Attitudes, School Choice, Public Schools
Texas Education Agency, 2024
This report provides information on enrollment in the Texas public school system from the 2013-14 through 2023-24 school years, based on data collected through the Texas Student Data System. Enrollment data are provided by grade, race/ethnicity, gender, and economically disadvantaged status, and for instructional programs, nontraditional school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Enrollment, School Demography, Race
Wisconsin Policy Forum, 2024
Despite a decline from the previous year, rates of chronic absenteeism for Wisconsin's students -- defined as missing more than one in ten school days for any reason -- remained at historically high levels in 2023 for children of every race, grade level, and socioeconomic status. District leaders point to many causes, including lasting impacts of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Attendance, Public Schools, Charter Schools
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2023
In 2023, charter school advocates continued to make legislative gains in statehouses across the country. These gains were made in red, blue, and purple states, oftentimes in ways that showed bipartisan support for charter schools remains firmly in place. In looking at the results of this year's legislative sessions across the country, four…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, State Legislation, Political Influences
Lee Thao – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the experiences of Hmong American parents who navigate the U.S. public school system through Hmong American charter schools. The purpose of this study was to determine the successes and challenges, as defined and described by Hmong American parents, in the hope of creating a positive and effective educational experience for…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Parent Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes, Public Schools
Rosalyn Kelsy Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how novice special education teachers describe the influence of collegial emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal support in public charter schools on their career decisions in the southwestern region of the United States. House's theory of social support and Vygotsky's…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Decision Making
Stéphane Lavertu – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2024
For more than twenty-five years, public charter schools have served Ohio families and communities by providing quality educational options beyond the local school district. But it's no secret that we've also had a long-standing debate over whether increasing school choice impacts students who remain in traditional districts. In important--and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Choice, Graduation Rate, Attendance Patterns
Hamlin, Daniel – Urban Education, 2023
Safety has contributed to the growth of charter schools. However, charter schools may drain public schools of key resources, leading to a decline in safety in public schools. This study examines whether the opening of charter schools in New York City is associated with decreased safety in public schools. Results indicate very little or no…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, School Safety, School Violence
Uttermark, Matthew J.; Mackie, Kenneth R.; Weissert, Carol S.; Artiles, Alexandra – Educational Policy, 2024
For decades, charter schools have been promoted as a panacea for increasing competition in the educational marketplace. Supporters argue that increased choice forces neighboring schools to innovate, while opponents contend that charters "skim" students and funds away from traditional public schools (TPS). We test the two differing views…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Traditional Schools, Competition, Academic Achievement
Brock Hicks; Michael C. Lens – Education and Urban Society, 2025
The meteoric rise in charter schools has several implications for traditional public schools and their students. One understudied implication is the geographic competition for students. Given traditional public school boundaries are often fixed while charter school boundaries are more flexible, charter schools can draw students away from existing…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Competition
Jodene Jensen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With the incidence of autism on the rise, it is imperative to identify factors that contribute to education. Despite the accessibility and low cost of public institutions, many parents choose to educate their autistic children in private and charter school settings. This study examined the difference in beliefs among public, private, and charter…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Public Schools, Private Schools
Center for Learner Equity, 2024
Collected Biannually since 1968, the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) represents the U.S. Department of Education's most substantial effort to understand data related to students' educational opportunities throughout K-12 schooling, particularly for historically marginalized student populations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Charter Schools
Allison Galvin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Even with the increase in virtual learning, there remains a stigma that virtual schools are not successfully supporting students based on traditionally lower graduate rates and state assessment data. The problem is statewide educational decision-makers lacked an understanding of the prior academic performance, specifically credit attainment, among…
Descriptors: Virtual Schools, Public Schools, Charter Schools, High School Students