Considering Legal Identity as a Critical Variable of Interest in Charter Schools Research

Autor/inn/en	Rhim, Lauren Morando; Ahearn, Eileen; Lange, Cheryl
Titel	Considering Legal Identity as a Critical Variable of Interest in Charter Schools Research
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 1 (2006) 3, S.115-122 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; School Choice; School Districts; Public Education; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Outcomes of Education; Compliance (Legal); Governance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; School district; Schulbezirk; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung
Abstract	Fifteen years ago charter schools were considered a radical addition to the public education landscape. Today they present a viable educational choice in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Much has been written about charter schools, their purpose, effectiveness, and future. However, to date, much of the dialogue has focused on ideology and methodology resulting in a discussion framed as "charter vs. noncharter." Overlooked have been the more substantive issues that would provide a more accurate framework for studying charter schools. We propose that the education policy and research communities need to identify the critical variables in the charter schools sector that affect both student outcomes and education policy. One such major variable is the legal status of a charter school, that is, its identity as a local education agency (LEA) or as part of an existing LEA and the charter school's linkage to other parts of the public education system that flows from that identity. Differentiating charter schools according to their legal status will allow stakeholders to categorize these schools in a manner that succinctly captures critical differences. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10