Charter schools: A survey of research on their characteristics and effectiveness

D Epple, R Romano, R Zimmer - Handbook of the Economics of Education, 2016 - Elsevier
The charter school movement is nearing its 25th anniversary, making this an opportune time
to take stock of the movement by addressing the following questions: Where do charter …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring school choice and the consequences for student racial segregation within Pennsylvania's charter school transfers

E Frankenberg, S Kotok, K Schafft… - Education Policy Analysis …, 2017 - redalyc.org
Using individual-level student data from Pennsylvania, this study explores the extent to
which charter school racial composition may be an important factor in students' self …

Nearly three decades into the charter school movement, what has research told us about charter schools?

R Zimmer, R Buddin, SA Smith… - … Routledge handbook of …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
In the three decades since their inception, charter schools have become a widespread
phenomenon but also remain controversial. Throughout this time, the debate has often been …

Choice, cyber charter schools, and the educational marketplace for rural school districts

B Mann, S Kotok, E Frankenberg… - The rural …, 2016 - scholarsjunction.msstate.edu
Pennsylvania is a state with significant proportions of students who attend rural schools, as
well as students who attend charter schools. This study examines enrollment patterns of …

Homeschooling 2.0: An overview of online learning in K–12 education across the United States

B Mann - The Wiley handbook of home education, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter examines research about online learning (also known as “virtual schooling” or
“cyber schooling”) in K‐12 education in the United States. This chapter frames the new trend …

Does rural differ? Comparing parent and student reasons for choosing cyber schooling

D Beck, R Maranto, M Shakeel - The Rural Educator, 2016 - scholarsjunction.msstate.edu
Cyber-schooling offers potentially greater benefits for rural than urban students, by providing
a broader range of courses, ending long commutes, and offering more developed special …

Funding school choice: Implications for American education

LS Kaplan, WA Owings - Journal of Education Finance, 2018 - JSTOR
Secretary of Education, Betsy De Vos wants to privatize American education using charter
schools, vouchers, tax credit scholarships, education savings accounts, and portable federal …

Digital technology: A double-edged sword for a school principal in rural Pennsylvania

S Kotok, EL Kryst - Journal of Cases in Educational …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This case study was inspired by visits to several different rural high schools in Pennsylvania.
The case illuminates the challenges faced by rural principals and superintendents who want …

On becoming a district of choice: Implications for equity along the United States–Mexico border

S Kotok, DS Knight, H Jabbar… - Educational …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Despite the popularity of open enrollment as a school choice mechanism, there is
little research on how principals behave in a district-run competitive setting. This study adds …

Betsy DeVos's education reform agenda: What principals—and their publics—need to know

LS Kaplan, WA Owings - NASSP Bulletin, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Betsy DeVos, the new US Secretary of Education, has a reform agenda to advance school
choice. Her track record includes enabling charter school growth in Michigan at taxpayers' …