Arizona State University. Education Policy Research Unit.
Author
Publisher
Education Policy Research Unit
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
This policy brief explores the intersection of school choice and accountability. Based on a review of research since 1970, we first develop a typology of four distinct models of accountability: bureaucratic, performance, market and professional. We both define these and demonstrate how they are embedded in the school choice movement. Second, we examine several school choice options--vouchers and tax credits, charter schools, virtual/cyber schools,...
Author
Publisher
University of Colorado School of Education, Education and the Public Interest Center
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Research findings suggest choice schools and programs are as segregated, and in some instances, more segregated by race and socioeconomic status (SES) than the other schools in their local community. Moreover, many forms of choice also segregate students by ability and achievement levels. The ways that school choice options are designed and implemented result in very little desegregation. The exceptions to this generalization are intradistrict full...
Author
Publisher
University of Colorado, Education and the Public Interest Center
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The primary purpose of this study is to examine how Education Management Organizations (EMOs) appear to affect the segregation or integration of schools by race, economic class, special education status, and language. This is accomplished through examining differences in enrollment patterns between schools operated by EMOs and schools run by their neighboring local districts. Five primary findings were reached: (1) Charter schools operated by EMOs...