Abstract: This report presents a replicable typology of charter schools in Texas based on their enrollment practices, missions, and curricula. It includes a comparison of the academic performance of students in each charter category to those within Texas traditional public schools, finding significant differences between each type. Highly academic charters perform very well academically and appear to outperform traditional public schools. The academic results of at-risk/recovery charters, which have a special education population that is over twice as large proportionally as traditional public schools, are not significantly different from traditional campuses serving at-risk populations. The authors encourage researchers and policymakers to use a similar classification system, as well as to track students’ individual performance over time, in order to make meaningful comparisons of performance between public charter and traditional public schools.
Resource Type: Legislation/ Policy Analysis Resource Format: Online Document Target Audience: Researchers Resource Topic: Impact of Charter Schools, Effectiveness of Charter Schools
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