TY - JOUR
T1 - Charter school performance in two large urban districts
AU - Zimmer, Ron
AU - Buddin, Richard
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - In the national effort to improve educational achievement, urban districts offer the greatest challenge as they often serve the most disadvantaged students. Many urban leaders, including mayors and school district superintendents, have initiated charter schools, which are publicly supported, autonomously operated schools of choice, as a mechanism of improving learning for these disadvantaged students. In this analysis, we examine the effect charter schools are having on student achievement generally, and on different demographic groups, in two major urban districts in California. Student achievement results suggest that charter schools are having mixed overall effects and generally not promoting student achievement for minorities.
AB - In the national effort to improve educational achievement, urban districts offer the greatest challenge as they often serve the most disadvantaged students. Many urban leaders, including mayors and school district superintendents, have initiated charter schools, which are publicly supported, autonomously operated schools of choice, as a mechanism of improving learning for these disadvantaged students. In this analysis, we examine the effect charter schools are having on student achievement generally, and on different demographic groups, in two major urban districts in California. Student achievement results suggest that charter schools are having mixed overall effects and generally not promoting student achievement for minorities.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jue.2006.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jue.2006.03.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33745955327
SN - 0094-1190
VL - 60
SP - 307
EP - 326
JO - Journal of Urban Economics
JF - Journal of Urban Economics
IS - 2
ER -