Abstract: In 1995, the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of three types of charter schools: (1) home-rule district charters, (2) campus (or program) charters, and (3) open-enrollment charters. Open-enrollment charters are independent school districts, whose service areas may cross one or several existing district attendance boundaries. This paper focuses on Texas open-enrollment charter school legislation and the characteristics of 159 open-enrollment charter schools in the state. The researchers found that open-enrollment charter schools in Texas were more racially and economically segregated than other public schools; likely to provide self-paced individualized instruction; and were more likely to have significantly greater teacher turnover than other public schools in the state.
Resource Type: Research/ Reports (Non Federal) Resource Format: PDF File Target Audience: Authorizers, Policy Makers, Researchers Resource Topic: Accountability, Demographics of Charter School Students, Recruiting & Retaining Good Teachers
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