Abstract: For-profit education management organizations (EMOs) and nonprofit charter management organizations (CMOs) represent a small but growing portion (approximately 9 percent) of charter schools nationally. Based on interviews with 10 CEOs of organizations managing 10 or more schools, this report explores lessons from the experience of EMOs and CMOs and examines the common challenges and coping strategies of these organizations. The authors find that the work of management organizations is proving more difficult and more expensive than anticipated, in part because charter opponents have been able to impose high political and legal costs on them. The report suggests ways that management organizations can begin to address these barriers and offers recommendations for funders and policymakers interested in ensuring the long-term viability of management organizations.
Resource Type: Research/ Reports (Non Federal) Resource Format: PDF File Target Audience: Authorizers, Founders, Policy Makers, Researchers Resource Topic: Ed Management Orgs & Service Providers
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