Charter School Accountability: Findings and Prospects. Fastback 425.

Autor/inn/en	Finn, Chester E. Jr.; Bierlein, Louann A.; Manno, Bruno V.
Institution	Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Charter School Accountability: Findings and Prospects. Fastback 425.
Quelle	(1997), (59 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87367-625-4
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; Accountability; Charter Schools; Educational Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Evaluation Problems; Free Enterprise System; Government School Relationship; Outcomes of Education; Public Schools; School Organization; State Legislation; State Regulation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Freie Wirtschaft; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Landesrecht; Staatliche Lenkung
Abstract	The creation of publicly financed but relatively independent public charter schools may be the most vibrant force in American education today. This fastback presents findings of a national study that examined the outcomes of charter schools. Data were collected through site visits to 43 charter schools in 7 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin); case studies conducted at 35 of the charter schools; and 700 interviews with individuals in those schools and communities. Data for 1996-97 show that one-half of charter-school students are members of minority groups. Founders of charter schools encountered several barriers to starting up, including: special-needs students, finance, time for planning, staffing, the unaccustomed features of being public schools, regulatory hurdles, and interest-group opposition. The booklet offers examples of accountability mechanisms in various states and findings of other studies. A dilemma for charter-school administrators is that sometimes a discrepancy exists between curriculum and state evaluation. Policymaking options for failing charter schools are also described. (LMI)
Anmerkungen	Phi Delta Kappa, 408 N. Union, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; phone: 812-339-1156.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01