02896nam 2200613Ia 450 991021998500332120200520144314.01-282-08166-797866120816680-8330-4711-6(CKB)1000000000719319(EBL)425921(OCoLC)476267614(SSID)ssj0000120231(PQKBManifestationID)11141036(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120231(PQKBWorkID)10095901(PQKB)10604745(MiAaPQ)EBC425921(MiAaPQ)EBC4970065(Au-PeEL)EBL4970065(CaONFJC)MIL208166(OCoLC)1027165433(oapen)doab114801(EXLCZ)99100000000071931920090227d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCharter schools in eight states effects on achievement, attainment, integration, and competition /Ron Zimmer [et al.]Santa Monica, CA RANDc20091 online resource (162 p.)Rand Corporation monograph seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-4693-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-136).Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Students Transferring to Charter Schools; CHAPTER THREE: Student Achievement in Charter Schools; CHAPTER FOUR: Educational Attainment Effects of Charter High Schools; CHAPTER FIVE: Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Student Achievement in Traditional Public Schools; CHAPTER SIX: Implications for Policy and Research; APPENDIX A: Data; APPENDIX B: Chapter Three Regression Results; APPENDIX C: Supporting Data; APPENDIX D: Chapter Five Regression Results; BibliographyCharter schools now exist in 40 states, but the best charter-school studies to date have focused on individual states. This book examines charter schools in eight states with varied policy contexts. It assesses the characteristics of charter schools' students, their effectiveness in raising student achievement and promoting graduation and college entry, and their competitive effects on student achievement in traditional public schools.Rand Corporation monograph series.Charter schoolsUnited StatesStatesCase studiesPrivatization in educationUnited StatesCharter schoolsStatesPrivatization in education371Zimmer Ron W924021MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219985003321Charter schools in eight states2871521UNINA