This paper reviews the research on the impacts of charter school attendance on students'
academic and other outcomes, the mechanisms behind those effects, and the influence of …

Climate change is expected to exacerbate the urban heat island (UHI) effect in cities
worldwide, increasing the risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality. Solar reflective 'cool …

A significant criticism of the charter school movement is that funding for charter schools
diverts money away from traditional public schools. The magnitude of such adverse fiscal …

Within a local area, the charter sector is typically composed of a mix of individual charter
schools operated by school-specific boards and various networks of charters operated by …

However, some charter schools have improved student achievement, with a pattern to which
ones have been successful-urban charter schools serving mostly disadvantaged and …

In this study, we start with developing a theoretical framework incorporating theories from the
contracting literature and adapt them to the unusual case of nonprofit charter schools, which …

The results of the US education system are not where they need to be. Between 2000 and
2017, the United States slipped from fifth to 10th among Organisation for Economic …

Both general purpose local governments and special districts accumulate and drain fiscal
reserves to prepare for and respond to financial uncertainty. Whether or not fiscal reserves …

The impact of charter schools on public education has been debated since the first one
opened in Minnesota, USA, in 1992. Charter schools currently operate in 43 US states and …

Schools provide theoretical and methodological puzzles around complex stratification and
organizational dynamics. Using organizational field theory, and the Schools and Staffing …