Charter schools offer something that public school systems, parents, and teachers need: a way to experiment with alternative ways of teaching, motivating students, organizing schools, using technology, and employing teachers. While people came down on both sides of support for or against charter schools, everyone was surprised by how difficult it was to assess charter school performance. The first part of this book focuses on how to improve estimates of charter schools' performance, especially their benefits to students who attend them; the second part suggests how policymakers can learn more about charter schools and make better use of evidence. The editors and authors suggest ways states and localities can improve the quality of data on which charter school studies are based and trace some of the ways charter school research influences policy.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-1-60709-358-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-360-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
230
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Contents No access
Ch01. Through a Glass Darkly: AnIntroduction to Issues in Measuringthe Quality of Charter Schools No access Pages 1 - 12
Ch02. Madness in the Method? A CriticalAnalysis of Popular Methods ofEstimating the Effect of CharterSchools on Student Achievement No access
Ch03. Expanding What CountsWhen Evaluating CharterSchool Effectiveness No access
Ch04. The Effect of AttendingCharter Schools on Achievement,Educational Attainment, andBehavioral Outcomes: A Review No access
Ch05. The Selection of Students intoCharter Schools: A CriticalIssue for Research and Policy No access
Ch06. Admission Lotteriesin Charter Schools No access
Ch07. Charter School Maturationas a Factor in PerformanceAssessment and Accountability No access
Ch08. What Do We Know aboutTeachers in Charter Schools? No access
Part II. HOW POLICY MAKERS CANMAKE BETTER USE OF EVIDENCE No access Pages 153 - 154
Ch10. Would Better ResearchLead to Better Schools? No access
Ch11. Conclusions about CharterSchool Policy and Research No access
