Abstract: This document compares the satisfaction levels of parents with children in the DC public charter and district sectors to assess the effect of charter school enrollment on parent satisfaction. Controlling for socioeconomic status, education levels, and church attendance, the researchers find that charter school parents evaluate their children's schools more highly than do parents with children in traditional district schools. Looking at parent attitudes toward their child's school over time, however, the researchers found charter parents' satisfaction generally declines. By the end of five years of enrollment in a charter school, there is only a slight difference between charter and district school parental satisfaction.
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