Charter schools have been on the educational reform landscape for over twenty years. In the
last ten years, a number of rigorous studies have examined the effects of these schools on …

In the last three decennia, many governments have introduced market mechanisms in
education. They have done so by enhancing parental choice and encouraging school …

Education privatization is a global phenomenon that has crystallized in countries with very
different cultural, political, and economic backgrounds. In this book, the authors examine …

School choice is promoted as one strategy to improve educational outcomes for African
Americans. Key themes in Black school choice politics are empowerment, control, and …

Texas has been an important player in the emergence of the charter school industry. We test
for a competitive effect of charters by looking for changes in student achievement in …

A particularly controversial topic in current education policy is the expansion of the charter
school sector. This paper analyzes the spillover effects of charter schools on traditional …

Administrative reforms encode a set of behavioral expectations for bureaucrats to follow. The
authors argue that scholars can usefully contribute to understanding accountability by …

Studies examining the role of philanthropic foundations in advancing social change have
primarily focused on the impact of foundations' financial resources. Few scholars have …

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that have considerable independence from
public school districts in their curriculum development and staffing decisions, and their …

School choice is the most controversial reform in American education. When parents are
given the right to choose, critics argue, children from advantaged families reap the rewards …