Twelve studies find that overall gains in charter schools are larger than other public schools; four find charter schools’ gains higher in certain significant categories of schools; six find comparable gains; and, four find that charter schools’ overall gains lagged behind traditional schools.
Source: Charter School Achievement: What We Know, July 2005 Update
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http://epx.sagepub.com/cgi/rapidpdf/0895904806289189v1
This data-rich article examines the degree of autonomy charter schools hold and the factors limiting their autonomy. The author finds that school autonomy largely is influenced by state laws, relationships with authorizers, and partnerships with EMOs/CBOs. Schools with lower levels of autonomy were likely to be conversions, authorized by local districts, and partnered with EMOs/CBOs. Schools with higher levels were newly created schools, did not have partnerships with EMOs/CBOs, and were somewhat independent as a result of receiving direct funding from state entities. Many charter schools in the study had little autonomy and more than half had to negotiate exemptions in the areas of teacher policies, staff hiring and firing policies, finances, salaries, and certification requirements. The author calls for more research on the benefits and limitations of high levels of autonomy and the impact of state and federal policies on school autonomy.
Date: 2007
Source: Educational Policy
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