Abstract: 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 also makes seven broad recommendations relevant for policy discussions now going on in other states. They include: re-articulate a clear and convincing rationale for chartering, as a mechanism to address serious shortcomings in our current education system, by creating many new and substantially different public schools of choice; and, use charters and chartering to more strategically and proactively address huge gaps in student achievement levels among racial and other demographic groups, while also contributing to racial and ethnic integration.
Resource Type: Research/ Reports (Non Federal) Resource Format: Online Document Resource Topic: Impact of Charter Schools, Effectiveness of Charter Schools, Monitoring & Oversight
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