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Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane – 1996
This document presents the Educational Excellence Network's third annual report card on the progress of education reform in the United States. Despite much activity, the report assigns reform efforts for 1995-96 the overall grade of C, which is the same grade given for the previous year. Part 1 presents data on academic achievement in American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Assessment
Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, Sacramento. – 1996
This report contains findings of a study conducted by the Little Hoover Commission, which investigated ways to support and expand opportunities for charter schools in California. Over 100 charter schools were in operation in California as of March 1996. Data were based on visits to 26 charter schools in the state. The report concludes that: (1)…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Millot, Marc Dean – 1996
The Pennsylvania Charter School Act (H.B. 1834), now under consideration in the Pennsylvania State legislature, allows charter schools to be approved by local school boards or school district voters. Based on the draft legislation and the experience of states with similar statutes, this paper identifies the extent of charter operators'…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Compliance (Legal), Educational Planning
Kafer, Krista – 2003
Progress on school choice in the statehouse and courtroom during 2002 set the stage for ambitious 2003 legislative agendas in many states and the U.S. Congress. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that voucher programs do not violate the Constitution, even when participating schools are overwhelmingly religious. Research supporting choice has grown…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Farkas, Steve; Duffett, Ann – Thomas B. Fordham Foundation & Institute, 2005
These are critical times for Ohio's system of educating its young people. Initiatives to reform the public schools have been gaining momentum for some time. Elected officials, organized interest groups, think tanks, and civic leaders are tugging and pulling at the system, trying to move it this way or that. But where do the people of Ohio--the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Vouchers, Charter Schools, Public Education
Schroeder, Jon – Progressive Policy Institute, 2004
This report traces the origins, evolution and impact of Minnesota's pioneering charter school law--on its own schools, students, and communities and on the development of charter laws in many other states. It notes that, unlike what is now happening elsewhere, new schools are now being chartered at an accelerating pace in Minnesota. And because…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational History, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Freppel, Laura – 2002
This handbook provides an overview of federal and Colorado special education laws and special education issues that affect charter schools. An introduction reviews the history of charter schools and both the school choice movement and special education in Colorado. The first major section provides a history of special education statutory and case…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Ahearn, Eileen M.; Lange, Cheryl M.; Rhim, Lauren Morando; McLaughlin, Margaret J. – 2001
This document presents findings of Project SEARCH, a qualitative research study of how charter schools interpret laws and regulations governing the education of children with disabilities, especially the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project involved a preliminary 15-state policy analysis followed by in-depth case…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Charter Schools, Compliance (Legal)
Smith, Stephanie M.; Thomases, Jean G. – 2001
This study collected information on 11 community-based organization (CBO) schools that had solid reputations for helping young people. These schools focused on youth who had been unsuccessful in mainstream schools to become engaged, challenged, and supported so they could succeed educationally and change their lives and communities. All 11 schools…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Charter Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Diversity (Student)
Ediger, Marlow – 2001
For-profit schools are serviced by commercial companies whose primary goal is to raise student achievement to a designated level within a period specified by contract. Different school systems are discussed along with their positive and negative points. Questions related to possible issues are presented in each case for consideration. Reasons for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Corporate Education, Distance Education
Massachusetts State Office of the Inspector General, Boston. – 2000
SABIS International Charter School was among 24 Commonwealth charter schools included in a study undertaken by the Office of the Inspector General in March 1998. The Office identified weaknesses in the contracting practices, procurement procedures, and financial management. Findings include: (1) the Board of Trustees did not employ sound business…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Contracts, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
The Newsletter of the Comprehensive Center-Region VI, 2000
This document deals with the topic of the charter-school movement. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood's article focuses on selected, key aspects of papers commissioned by the Comprehensive Center-Region VI from experts in the charter-school movement. It discusses the potential for enhanced teaching and learning in charter schools, management issues that can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrative Organization, Charter Schools
Martinelli, Frank – 2001
A growing number of charter schools are being designed, launched, and operated by community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs). This resource guide is intended to target a priority technical assistance need: creating and sustaining a healthy relationship between a new charter school and a founding community organization, leading to the creation…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Support
Gustafson, Kathryn J. – 2002
This case study examined the influences of autonomy and uncertain expectations of accountability on the functioning of an urban charter school during its initial years of development. The school studied was a charter school in its second year of development that was attempting to measure student improvement in challenging areas such as social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Attitude Change, Case Studies
Blanchette, Cornelia M. – 1997
Although all public schools could be eligible for federal funds under Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) programs, concerns have been raised about whether charter schools are receiving an equitable share of these federal funds. This report describes: (1) how federal Title I and IDEA funds are…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Charter Schools, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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