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Charter Schools
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What are your thoughts?
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“An independent public school of choice, freed from rules but accountable for results”
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How are Charters Different?
Charter schools have fiscal and curricular autonomy, with a
wide range of control over curriculum, instruction, staffing,
budget, the school schedule, as well as the school’s internal
organization.
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Three Charter School Origins
Converted from a public or private school
University-sponsored
Private industry (sponsored by donors) &
Community organizations
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools :
Segregation: academic & racial
Often caused by self-selection & school location
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools:
Loss of cultural identity
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools:
Discrimination toward students with disabilities
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools :
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Apples to Apples Comparison
Study: charter schools serving similar populations to that of their neighborhood public schools
Charter schools do make a difference, although the study reports it to be minimal, still facing obstacles in order to make more effective
reform.
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools:
Corporate Marketization
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Controversial Issues Created by Charter Schools:
Overall Mismanagement
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Successes Reported of Charter Schools
Grass-roots approach to education
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Successes Reported of Charter Schools
Local Control; meet needs of community
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Successes Reported of Charter Schools
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Successes Reported of Charter Schools
Able to specialize to meet student needs & interests
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Successes Reported of Charter Schools
Close learning gap: more teacher control
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Sponsored Charter Schools
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DNA Likenesses of Charter Schools
STEM Schools
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DNA Likenesses of Charter Schools
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Conclusion:
Organizations are what we think they are and what others think they are
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Personal Thoughts About Charter Schools
They may work better for some families
Offer choices
Not bound to legislation
Challenges public schools to improve
Watch: do they have the best interest of each student
in mind?
Fiscal and morally responsible
New idea: Charter classrooms
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References
Dowell, M., & Bickmore, D. (2015). The promises of charter schools. Equity & excellence in education, 48 (1), 1-21.
Finn, C. , Manno B., & Vanourek, G. (2000). Charter schools in action. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Green, J., Forster, G., Winters, M. (2003) Apples to apples: an evaluation of charter schools serving general student
populations. Education Working Paper 1, 3-15.
Lauen, D., Fuller, B., Dauter, L. (2015). Positioning charter schools in los angeles: diversity of form and homogeneity
of effects. American Journal of Education, 121 (2), 213-239.
Owens, R., Valesky, T. (2015). Organizational behavior in education: leadership and school reform. Boston, Pearson
Education, Inc.
Stein, M. (2015). Public school choice and Racial Sorting: An examination of charter schools in Indianapolis.
American Journal of Education, 121 (4), 597-627.
Stern, M., Clonan, S., Jaffee, L., Lee, A. (2015). The normative limits of choice: charter schools, disability studies,
and questions of inclusion. Educational Policy, 29 (3), 448-477.
Strauss, V (2015). Charter school law funded by bill gates in washington state ruled unconstitutional. Washington
Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/09/06/charter-school-law-
funded-by-bill-gates-in-washington-state-ruled-unconstitutional/