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Trends and Issues: School Choice
National and State DataJournal ArticlesEJ640963 EA539357A Status Report on Charter Schools in New Mexico. Author: Casey, Jean; Andreson, Kathleen; Yelverton, Barbara; Wedeen, Linda Availability: One City Centre, Suite 200, 120 W. Seventh St., Bloomington, IN 47404-3925 ($30 annually for libraries; $6 individual copies). Tel: 812-855-8550; Fax: 847-562-8634. Journal Citation: Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n7 p518-24 Mar 2002 Publication Date: 2002 ISSN: 0031-7217 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJJUL2002 Abstract: Discusses the status of charter schools in New Mexico, including curriculum and instruction, student achievement, effects of school size, school enrollment, facilities, financial management, compliance with rules and regulations, governance, parent and community involvement, satisfaction with charter schools, and impact on local school districts. (PKP) Descriptors: Academic Achievement; *Charter Schools; Community Involvement; Educational Facilities; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; Governance; Money Management; Public Schools; School Size; State Regulation Identifiers: New Mexico EJ640962 EA539356 Charter Reform and the Education Bureaucracy: Lessons from New York State. Author: Ascher, Carol; Greenberg, Arthur R. Availability: One City Centre, Suite 200, 120 W. Seventh St., Bloomington, IN 47404-3925 ($30 annually for libraries; $6 individual copies). Tel: 812-855-8550; Fax: 847-562-8634. Journal Citation: Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n7 p513-17 Mar 2002 Publication Date: 2002 ISSN: 0031-7217 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJJUL2002 Abstract: Describes New York's charter-school legislation; explains charter-school responsibilities at state department of education and local boards of education; includes the development of the application form; discusses how state and local agencies shape charter schools through the application-review process. (PKP) Descriptors: Bureaucracy; *Charter Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; State Departments of Education; State Legislation; *State Regulation Identifiers: New York EJ640940 EA539334 Texas Open-Enrollment Charter Schools: Implications for Policy Development. Author: Ausbrooks, Carrie Y. Barron Availability: One City Centre, Suite 200, 120 W. Seventh St., Bloomington, IN 47404-3925 ($30 annually for libraries; $6 individual copies). Tel: 812-855-8550; Fax: 847-562-8634. Journal Citation: ERS Spectrum, v20 n1 p29-35 Win 2002 Publication Date: 2002 ISSN: 0740-7874 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143) Journal Announcement: CIJJUL2002 Abstract: Describes charter-school law in Texas, including sections authorizing open-enrollment charter schools. Reports on results of third-year evaluation of 89 open-enrollment charter schools. Evaluation includes student demographics and performance, parents, teachers, directors, revenue and expenditures, and the effects of charter schools on traditional school districts. Draws implications for policy development. (PKP) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; *Open Enrollment; *Policy Formation; Public Schools; School Law; State Legislation Identifiers: Texas EJ614447 CS759778 Texas Charter Schools: New Choices for Texas Families. Author: Clark, Catherine Availability: Journal Citation: Clearing House, v74 n2 p64-69 Nov-Dec 2000 Publication Date: 2000 ISSN: 0009-8655 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143) Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2001 Abstract: Offers an analytical assessment of charter schools in Texas, which now serve over 17,000 students. Describes the beginning of charter schools in Texas in 1995. Discusses Texas charter schools' general characteristics, student characteristics, school attendance, school faculties, and student satisfaction. Discusses financial information (1997-98) regarding state and local funding, revenues, and expenditures. Discusses effects of charter schools on public schools. (SR) Descriptors: Attendance; *Charter Schools; Educational Finance; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty; Institutional Characteristics; Public Schools; School Support; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics Identifiers: *Texas Descriptive Terms: Special Section: Alternative Public School Funding. EJ548961 EA533667 Reform by Charter: Superintendents Discover How Charter Schools Fit (or Don't) Their Districts' Agendas. Author: Harrington-Lueker, Donna Availability: Journal Citation: School Administrator v54 n7 p6-13 Aug 1997 Publication Date: 1997-00-00 ISSN: ISSN-0036-6439 Language: English Document Type: Journal Articles (080); Reports (141) Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1998 Abstract: This fall, about 700 charter schools will be operating in 26 states. Superintendents acknowledge that their own role often depends on a specific state's legislation. Some districts, like two Colorado systems, offer intensive support to charters. Some superintendents find working with charters to be risky and contentious, as staff struggle to resolve knotty financial, equity, accountability, and autonomy issues. (MLH) Descriptors: Accountability; *Administrator Attitudes; *Charter Schools; *Educational Change; Educational Equity (Finance); Elementary Secondary Education; Financial Problems; Professional Autonomy; *Role Perception; *State Legislation; *Superintendents Identifiers: California; Colorado DocumentsED465209 EA031689The State of Charter Schools in Colorado, 2000-01: The Characteristics, Status and Performance Record of Colorado Charter Schools. Author: Fitzgerald, Joy Institutional Author: Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.(DUN16650) Availability: EURYDICE European Unit, Rue d'Arlon 15, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium. Tel: 32-2-238-30-11; Fax: 32-2-230-65-62; e-mail: eurydice.uee@euronet.be. For full text: http://www.eurydice.org. Publication Date: April 2002 Language: English Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Research (143); Test/questionnaires (160) Journal Announcement: RIEDEC2002 Abstract: This document reports and analyzes information on Colorado charter schools for the 2000-01 school year. Eleven parts cover various aspects of these schools: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The Colorado Charter Schools Act"; (3) "State Board of Education Disposition of Appeals"; (4) "The Characteristics of Colorado Charter Schools"; (5) "Characteristics of Colorado Charter School Students"; (6) "Governance of Colorado Charter Schools"; (7) "Colorado Charter School Teachers and Administrators"; (8) "Measure of Charter School Performance"; (9) "Waivers"; (10) "Financial Issues in Colorado Charter Schools"; and (11) "Voices from the Field." Highlights for the 2000-01 school year include: 77 charter schools operated in the state, which represented 4.6 percent of all public schools; 20,155 students were enrolled, representing 2.8 percent of total public-school enrollment; the average student-to-teacher ratio was 14.25 to 1; 60 percent of the charter schools used a recognized national reform model as the foundation of their educational program; racial/ethnic minority students made up 26.3 percent of the total charter-school enrollment; many charter schools have extensive waiting lists, and the majority of them have consistently demonstrated high rates of parent satisfaction and have met or exceeded their reenrollment goals; and 28 charter schools received startup/implementation grants totaling $3,770,000. An appendix contains the Colorado Charter Schools Evaluation Data Matrix 2000-01 and a list of focus-group questions. (RT) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; Government Publications; Nontraditional Education Identifiers: *Colorado Descriptive Terms: Kathy Green and Lurcretia Peebles completed the analysis of CSAP data in Part Eight of the report. Some tables may not reproduce well. Geographic Source: U.S.; Colorado ED460431 EA029854 Charter School Program: An Evaluation. Author: Stuiber, Paul; Swenson, Dean; Normandin, Heidi; Varana, David Institutional Author: Wisconsin State Legislative Audit Bureau, Madison.(BBB33244) Availability: Legislative Audit Bureau, 131 W. Wilson St., Suite 402, Madison, WI 53703. Tel: 608-266-2818; e-mail: leg.audit.info@legis.state.wi.us. For full text: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/reports. Publication Date: December 1998 Report Number: No-98-15 Language: English Document Type: Reports--Evaluative (142) Journal Announcement: RIEJUN2002 Descriptors: *Charter Schools; Comparative Analysis; Data Analysis; *Educational Assessment; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Nontraditional Education; Program Evaluation Identifiers: *Wisconsin Descriptive Terms: Edited by Jeanne Thieme. Geographic Source: U.S.; Wisconsin ED453585 EA031025 Wisconsin Charter Schools, 2000. Author: Benson, John T.; Fortier, John; Allen, Lawrence; Wicklund, Dennis Institutional Author: Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison.(ZQU97875) Availability: Education Options Team, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 (Bulletin No. 011.32). Tel: 800-441-4563 (Toll Free). Governmental Status: State Publication Date: 2000 Language: English Pages: 89 Document Type: Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: RIENOV2001 Abstract: This report consists of a state summary of Wisconsin charter schools, a description of each charter school in operation, a description of charter schools opened in 2000, and appendixes listing teaching requirements for charter schools, Wisconsin Charter School law, and the chartering authority for each charter school. The state summary includes a history of the charter school program; a definition of the state sponsorship by school boards; and other chartering authorities (the Common Council of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee); a description of the legal status of Wisconsin charter schools; a description of what charter schools can and cannot do, including licensure of teachers, non-discrimination, accessibility to all students, attendance requirements, and federal grants; the organization and governance of charter schools; differences in teaching requirements; sources of funding; and accountability requirements, since charter schools are exempt from many traditional state and local rules and regulations. (DFR) Descriptors: *Accountability; *Charter Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; *Financial Support; Governance; Government Publications; *Institutional Autonomy; Legal Responsibility; *Nontraditional Education; Organizational Objectives; *Teacher Education Geographic Source: U.S.; Wisconsin ED453322 UD034197 Progress on School Choice in the States. The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1438. Author: Garrett, Jennifer Institutional Author: Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC.(BBB19698) Availability: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4999. Tel: 202-546-4400. For full text: http://www.heritage.org. Publication Date: May 16, 2001 Language: English Pages: 19 Document Type: Opinion papers (120) Journal Announcement: RIEOCT2001 Abstract: The school choice movement is gaining ground. Currently, 37 states and the District of Columbia have enacted charter school or voucher legislation. Public approval of school choice continues to grow, with approximately half of the respondents in a 2000 nationwide poll favoring vouchers for private and religious schools. A survey conducted for the National Education Association and released in March 2001 found that most Americans support the President's proposal to allow parents of children in chronically failing schools to use public dollars to send their children to their school of choice. Many prominent African American leaders support choice, and the Black Alliance for Educational Options was recently formed. More state legislatures and school districts are considering choice-related proposals. About 21 states considered legislation in 2000 to create charter schools or voucher programs for low-income students, and about 18 states considered tax credits or deductions to help parents with educational expenses. Choice supporters have found much to applaud in how the courts are handling anti-choice suits, with many states calling their charter school laws constitutional. Amendments to strengthen charter school laws are pending in many states, voucher legislation has been proposed in eight states, and tuition tax credit bills have been introduced in ten states. (Contains 79 footnotes.) (SM) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; Educational Legislation; Educational Quality; Educational Vouchers; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Government; Low Income Groups; Private Schools; Public Opinion; Public Schools; Scholarships; *School Choice; State Government; Tax Credits Descriptive Terms: Produced by the Domestic Policy Studies Department, the Heritage Foundation. Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia ED438304 TM030613 Statistical Profile: Public Schools of North Carolina, 1999. Institutional Author: North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.(QXM63750) Availability: EDRS Price MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. Governmental Status: State Publication Date: 1999 Language: English Pages: 355 Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: RIEJUL2000 Abstract: This statistical profile is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. This is the 25th edition of the publication. The purpose is to provide general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the General Assembly. The profile includes information on public school students, personnel, and finances. Tables with statewide data are presented in Part 1 for : (1) pupil accounting; (2) non-promotion rates by grade; (3) projected final average daily membership; (4) exceptional pupils; (5) pupil membership by race/ethnic origin; (6) high school graduates' intentions; (7) projections of high school graduates; (8) public school dropout and retention data; (9) public school personnel summary; (10) experience status of instructional personnel; (11) highest degree held by instructional personnel; (12) selected characteristics of classroom teachers; and (13) selected statistics of local salary supplements. Part 2 contains data on pupil accounting, high school graduate intentions, public school personnel, and current expense expenditures for each local school system. Part 3 provides pupil accounting and financial data for the 57 charter schools operating in North Carolina in the school year. (Contains 42 tables.) (SLD) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; *Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; High School Graduates; Profiles; *Public Schools; School Personnel; *School Statistics; *Student Characteristics; Tables (Data) Identifiers: *North Carolina Geographic Source: U.S.; North Carolina ED425185 TM029248 Statistical Profile: Public Schools of North Carolina 1998. Institutional Author: North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh.(QXM63743); North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.(QXM63750) Availability: EDRS Price MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. Governmental Status: State Publication Date: 1998 Language: English Pages: 356 Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: RIEAPR1999 Abstract: This book, which is in its 24th edition, provides general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the General Assembly of North Carolina. The profile contains information on North Carolina's 1,247,144 students and 117 local education agencies, school personnel, and finances. Part I presents tables and summaries of statewide data on the following subjects: (1) pupil accounting; (2) nonpromotion rate by grade; (3) projected final average daily membership; (4) exceptional pupils; (5) pupil membership by race/ethnic origin; (6) high school graduates' intentions; (7) projections of high school graduates; (8) public school dropout and retention data; (9) public school personnel summary; (10) experience status of instructional personnel; (11) highest degree held by instructional personnel; (12) selected characteristics of public school teachers; (13) selected statistics of local salary supplements; (14) financial information; (15) transportation; and (16) course membership summary. Part II contains data for each local school system on pupil accounting, high school graduate intentions, public school personnel, and current expense expenditures by source of funds. Part III is a new section added this year to provide information about charter schools. This section includes background information and pupil accounting on the thirty-four charter schools which began operating in North Carolina in the 1997-98 school year. (Contains 38 tables.) (SLD) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; *Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; High School Graduates; Profiles; Public Schools; School Personnel; *School Statistics; *Student Characteristics; Tables (Data) Identifiers: *North Carolina Target Audience: Community; Practitioners Geographic Source: U.S.; North Carolina ED422645 EA029330 The Charter School Roadmap. Institutional Author: Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO.(BBB00544); National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO.(BBB24481) Availability: U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC. 20402-9328. Governmental Status: Federal Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. (EDD00114) Publication Date: September 1998 ISBN: 0-16-049701-9 Report Number: GFI-98-9515 Language: English Pages: 70 Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055) Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1999 Abstract: To provide policymakers, practitioners, and other education leaders with the knowledge needed to consider the issues surrounding charter schools, a survey of these schools is offered. The text opens with an overview of charter-school basics, including the types of schools that are permissible and the legal status of charter schools. It analyzes the students served by charters and provides data on the total number of charter schools and the students attending them. How to sponsor a charter school, including the appeals process, is described, along with finance and fundraising, the funding approach, per-pupil expenditure, startup costs, facilities, temporary financial assistance, noninstructional services, and transportation. Issues of autonomy are described, such as waivers and control of budget, and information on oversight, renewal, and revocation is discussed. Details are also provided on teachers and staff, including teacher certification, salaries, pensions and benefits, and collective bargaining. Three appendices provide legislative examples of charters, list charter-school resources, and give a state-by-state analysis of charter-school laws. (RJM) Descriptors: Bureaucracy; *Charter Schools; *Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; *Guidelines; *Policy Formation; School Administration; *School Organization Geographic Source: U.S.; Colorado ED416567 EA028875 Wisconsin Charter Schools, 1996-97. Bulletin No. 98133. Author: Morasky, Angela Institutional Author: Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Availability: Content and Learning Team, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Governmental Status: State Publication Date: 1998-00-00 Copy Availibility: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. Language: English Pages: 69 Document Type: Reports (142) Journal Announcement: RIEJUL1998 Abstract: Charter schools are public schools created through a business-like contract, or charter, with the sponsoring school board. Although the process is somewhat standardized, each state's schools are unique. Ways in which charter schools are operating in one state, Wisconsin, are detailed in this volume. The text represents the most complete and informative description of charter schools in the state and features case profiles of 13 charter schools. It explores the history of charter schools in Wisconsin, what charter schools can and cannot do, their organization and governance, teaching requirements, funding, and accountability. Case study profiles, which consist mostly of middle schools and high schools, feature the address of each school, along with a phone number, a profile of academic efforts, and a table of enrollment information. Some of the themes in these schools include alternative education, accelerated learning, and various thematic emphases. A comparison of charter schools, paying special attention to curriculum, instructional programs, methods of assessment, staffing, schedules, populations and locations, and administrative information is also included. (RJM) Descriptors: *Case Studies; *Charter Schools; Comparative Analysis; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; Models; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation Identifiers: *Wisconsin Level: 1 Geographic Source: U.S.; Wisconsin ED412320 UD031945 School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States, 1997. Author: Hanks, Dorothy B. Institutional Author: Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC. Availability: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4999; http://www.heritage.org ($7, plus $3 shipping). Publication Date: 1997-00-00 Copy Availibility: EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. Language: English Pages: 93 Document Type: Reports (142) Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1998 Abstract: In 1996, many states took action to give parents greater control over the education of their children. Many local school boards adopted initiatives to give parents educational choice and the ability to use vouchers to help pay tuition costs at schools of their choice. Over 200 new charter schools opened in 17 states, and an additional 6 states and the District of Columbia enacted charter school laws. As the news about school choice spread, 43 of the nation's governors supported some type of choice in education in 1996. In addition, advocates of publicly funded voucher programs praised the results of two studies of the efficacy of the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) school choice plan. It is probable that 1996 will prove to be the year that paved the way for advances in school choice in 1997 and beyond. This report presents state-by-state analyses that provide snapshots of the status of each state's progress toward school choice and charter schools through December 1996. The state profiles include average enrollments, per pupil expenditures, pupil/teacher ratios, graduation rates, and academic and college test score rankings. Each summary contains information on the state's education statistics, an overview of its educational reform efforts, and an analysis of recent developments in school choice and charter schools, as well as a review of the governor's position on market-based reforms and a list of state and local contacts. (SLD) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; *Educational Vouchers; Elementary Secondary Education; Free Choice Transfer Programs; Minority Groups; Nontraditional Education; Private School Aid; *School Choice; School Restructuring; State Legislation; *State Programs; Tax Credits; Tuition; *Urban Schools Descriptive Terms: For the 1995 edition, see ED 411 330. Level: 1 Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia ED400586 EA027560 A Profile of California's Charter Schools, 1994-95. Institutional Author: San Diego Chamber of Commerce, CA. Business Roundtable for Education and Charter Schools Consortium. Availability: Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce Business Roundtable for Education, Emerald Shapery Center, 402 West Broadway, Suite 1000, San Diego, CA 92101-3585; fax: (619) 234-0571; phone: (619) 544-1327. Publication Date: 1996-03-00 Copy Availibility: EDRS Price MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. Language: English Pages: 103 Document Type: Reports (143) Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1997 Abstract: In 1992, California became the second state to enact legislation enabling the creation of charter schools. This report provides information about 44 California charter schools that, as of the 1994-95 school year, had been in operation for at least 1 year. These 44 schools responded to a survey that was sent to each of the 62 California charter schools that were operational during the 1994-95 school year elicited (the response rate was 71 percent). Of the 62 schools, 33 serve elementary grades, 5 serve middle grades, 5 serve high school grades, and 18 serve some combination of the three. The data show wide variation among the schools as to geographic location, size and urbanicity, curricular and instructional practices, and strategies for student assessment. Many charter schools were linked to other national-level education reform efforts, and many had invested heavily in educational technology. In general, the schools used innovative instructional practices, reached out to less advantaged and racially diverse student populations, enjoyed intensive parent and community support, and were laying the groundwork for achieving a deregulated and accountability-driven education system. Charter schools faced the obstacles of inadequate facilities, legal challenges, conflict with school districts, and state-level financial matters. Two figures are included. The appendix contains a table depicting 1994-95 charter-school enrollment and demographic data. (LMI) Descriptors: *Accountability; *Charter Schools; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; Ethnic Groups; Government School Relationship; Racial Composition; *School Demography; *School Organization; State Legislation; Student Evaluation Identifiers: *California Level: 1 Geographic Source: U.S.; California ED399634 EA027879 Charter Schools in Alberta. Author: Bosetti, Lynn Availability: Publication Date: 1995-11-03 Copy Availibility: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage. Language: English Pages: 27 Document Type: Reports (141); Reports (142); Speeches, Conference Papers (150) Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1997 Abstract: At the heart of the controversy over public education in a democratic system is the tension between majority rules and minority rights, and public and individual interests. This contextual framework sets the stage for the emergence of charter schools in Alberta, Canada. This paper describes the establishment and characteristics of the first charter schools in Alberta, issues and concerns about charter schools in the province, the components of their charters, and problems and obstacles that each of the three schools has faced. A 1993 report released by Alberta Education cites the absence of competition as the primary reason for the failure of public schools to provide the level of excellence in education necessary for success in an increasingly competitive society. The three schools include: (1) a school for street youth--Boyle Street Co-op Education Centre, Edmonton, Canada; (2) Education for the Gifted (EFG) Charter School, Elk Island School Division, Sherwood Park, Canada; and (3) ABC School for the Gifted and Talented, Calgary, Canada. Although charter schools in Canada are still in the early stages of implementation, they have had a significant impact on public education by making educators reevaluate public education and its role in society. Some school boards have recognized that charter schools provide options for students whose needs are not being met in a traditional system and open access to students who otherwise might not afford the tuition fee. Finally, the new schools have not created a stratified education system. (Contains six references.) (LMI) Descriptors: *Charter Schools; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Gifted; *Nontraditional Education; Public Schools; *Role of Education; *School Choice; *School Organization; Special Needs Students; State Action; State Regulation Identifiers: *Alberta Descriptive Terms: Paper presented at a Conference on Charting a New Course for Public Schools (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, November 3, 1995). 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