ERIC Number: EJ1401878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
The Boundaries of Competition: Examining Charter Schools' Impact on Traditional Schools
Uttermark, Matthew J.; Mackie, Kenneth R.; Weissert, Carol S.; Artiles, Alexandra
Educational Policy, v38 n1 p3-30 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 by comparing academic achievement and school segregation in TPS in South Florida facing competition from charter schools compared to TPS with no competition. We find that when a charter school moves into the community, it fails to substantively change test scores or diversity of the nearby TPS, even 10 years after a charter is established.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Traditional Schools, Competition, Academic Achievement, School Segregation, Control Groups, Change, Public Schools, Diversity (Institutional), Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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