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| Autor/inn/en | Saultz, Andrew; Mensa-Bonsu, Queenstar; Yaluma, Christopher; Hodges, James |
|---|---|
| Institution | Thomas B. Fordham Institute |
| Titel | Charter School Deserts: High-Poverty Neighborhoods with Limited Educational Options |
| Quelle | (2018), (130 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Charter Schools; Poverty Areas; Access to Education; School Choice; School Location; Elementary Schools; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Educational Policy; United States |
| Abstract | A primary purpose of charter schooling is to provide education options and alternatives for families that are neither satisfied with nor well served by their current schooling options. For that reason, many of today's charter schools are focused on improving educational opportunities for low-income and minority students. Their families seek high-quality school options, yet many lack the means to move out of neighborhoods with unsatisfactory schools or to transport their children to attend schools that are better, but farther from home. School choice policies seek to address this problem in several ways, such as by creating public charter schools. Yet such schools are not evenly distributed across the communities that would benefit from them. For a host of reasons, it's difficult--or impossible--to establish charter schools in many places. There are political, legal, and fiscal obstacles, such as low per-pupil funding for charter students, no access to (or financial help with) suitable facilities, and laws or regulations that confine charters to certain communities or neighborhoods. Yet for a school to serve the children who need and would welcome it--particularly children from poor families--that school must be close to home. This is particularly true of elementary schools, as parents are understandably hesitant to send young children long distances to attend school. This report examines patterns of charter school locations, seeking to answer one fundamental question: "What high-need areas lack charter schools?" The authors analyze the distribution of chartered elementary schools across the country to provide educators and policymakers with information about which needy communities have no ready access to charter schools. [Foreword by Michael J. Petrilli and Amber M. Northern.] (ERIC). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2020/1/01 |
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