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The Charter School Dust-up. Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement.
Carnoy, Martin; Jacobsen, Rebecca; Mishel, Lawrence; Rothstein, R.
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Paperback. Debates spurred by federal charter school test data show how all debates about education could be improved. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
When federal statistics showed test scores lower in charter than in regular schools, some charter school supporters insisted this must result from charter schools enrolling harder-to-teach minority students. Data show, however, that typical charter school students are not more disadvantaged, yet their average achievement is not higher. Even if some charter schools are superior, deregulation also permits charter schools that are inferior, with average performance no higher than in regular public schools. Debates spurred by federal charter school test data show how all debates about education could be improved: by carefully accounting for the difficulty of educating particular groups of ... Read more
When federal statistics showed test scores lower in charter than in regular schools, some charter school supporters insisted this must result from charter schools enrolling harder-to-teach minority students. Data show, however, that typical charter school students are not more disadvantaged, yet their average achievement is not higher. Even if some charter schools are superior, deregulation also permits charter schools that are inferior, with average performance no higher than in regular public schools. Debates spurred by federal charter school test data show how all debates about education could be improved: by carefully accounting for the difficulty of educating particular groups of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807746158
SKU
V9780807746158
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About Carnoy, Martin; Jacobsen, Rebecca; Mishel, Lawrence; Rothstein, R.
Martin Carnoy is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and professor of education and economics at Stanford University. Rebecca Jacobsen is a research assistant of the Economic Policy Institute, a graduate student in politics and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and formerly a teacher in New York City and Connecticut public schools.
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