2012-05-25T23:19:52Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/charter-schools.html http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2012/05/15/remaking-school-system-wake-natural-disaster.html May 15, 2012 May 15, 2012

In this Resilient Communities podcast, Jennifer Steele discusses the differences in policies and practices between charter and traditional schools in New Orleans, where charter-based reform spread in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1145.html Oct 5, 2011 Oct 5, 2011

Hurricane Katrina set the stage for a transformation of public education in New Orleans, replacing the city's existing school system with a decentralized choice-based system of both charter and district-run schools. Using principal, teacher, and parent surveys administered three years after Katrina, this study examined schools' governance and operations, educational contexts, educator quality and mobility, and parental choice and involvement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9614.html Oct 5, 2011 Oct 5, 2011

RAND researchers found many similarities between charter and traditional schools in New Orleans but greater satisfaction among charter school parents with their children's schools, as well as more perceived choices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000160.html Dec 1, 2010 Dec 1, 2010

In this article, the author examines two school districts that are highly decentralized to understand the central-office roles: (1) Edmonton, Canada; and (2) Lake Wales Charter Schools District in central Florida.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000145.html Jan 1, 2010 Jan 1, 2010

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9428.html Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009

<p>Charter schools are increasing in numbers as alternatives to traditional public schools, and research shows some associated positive effects on student attainment. RAND recommends that the federal government support further investigation.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9433.html Mar 20, 2009 Mar 20, 2009

<p>Charter schools do not generally draw the top students from other public schools. Their test-score gains are similar to those of traditional public schools, but they have higher rates of students graduating high school and attending college.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/03/18.html Mar 18, 2009 Mar 18, 2009

While the number of charter schools continues to grow, debate continues about whether charter schools provide a better education experience than traditional public schools. Proponents contend that charter schools expand educational choices for students, improve student achievement and provide much-needed competition to public schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG869.html Mar 18, 2009 Mar 18, 2009

<p>Along with the growth of the charter school movement has come contentious debate about its effects on both charter students and those in nearby traditional public schools. This study helps determine why previous research has drawn differing conclusions through its examination of charter schools' effect on overall educational attainment.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/05/07.html May 7, 2008 May 7, 2008

Chicago's multi-grade charter high schools (those serving students in grades 7-12, 6-12 or K-12) appear to improve their students' chances of graduating and attending college, as compared with the city's traditional public high schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR585-1.html May 7, 2008 May 7, 2008

<p>Chicago's multi-grade charter high schools (those serving students in grades 7-12, 6-12 or K-12) appear to improve their students' chances of graduating and attending college, as compared with the city's traditional public high schools.</p>

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2008/05/07.html May 7, 2008 May 7, 2008

<p>RAND experts field questions from the media on the report Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9345.html Apr 17, 2008 Apr 17, 2008

<p>This research brief summarizes research finding that students attending ''multigrade'' charter high schools in Chicago attain substantially higher rates of graduation and college entry than do students in traditional public high schools.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1118-1.html Aug 16, 2007 Aug 16, 2007

Vouchers and charter schools are two of the most prominent and far-reaching forms of family-choice policies currently in evidence in the nation's schools. An updated version of the report <em>Rhetoric Versus Reality</em> takes a detailed look at what is known about the effects of school choice.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070027.html Jan 1, 2007 Jan 1, 2007

<p>In recent years, a series of articles have examined the performance of charter schools with mixed results.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070026.html Jan 1, 2007 Jan 1, 2007

This chapter summarizes a series of studies the authors have conducted over the last 4 years that evaluate the effectiveness of California charter schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT264.html Jul 27, 2006 Jul 27, 2006

Testimony presented to the California Select Committee on the Master Plan for Education on August 1, 2006.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP157.html Feb 21, 2006 Feb 21, 2006

<p>Charter schools in California generally perform on par with traditional public schools despite receiving fewer resources. However, they have not closed the achievement gaps for minorities or had the expected competitive effects on traditional schools. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060027.html Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060020.html Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006

<p>One of the biggest public school reform movements in the past decade has been the passage of charter school laws.</p>